computing device
- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs/
- The ideal computing device will be a result of years of successes and failures.
- wearable computing device
- tablet computing device
- mobile computing device
Today, most home computing devices have Wi-Fi.
- Today, most home computing devices have Wi-Fi.
Examples
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Each PSW is equipped with a mobile computing device that is capable of communicating with a main computer.
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Telecommunications refers to the transmission of data or information from one computing device to another.
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If they only have access to a rich computing device, a large screen and a cloud store, amazing things can happen.
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The digital world is everything defined by what you find on computing devices.
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I think 3D printers will be in most homes alongside a computing device within 10 years.
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Today, most home computing devices have Wi-Fi.
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The power of computing devices to offer differentiated learning opportunities will be too great to ignore.
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"On top of that, the company is debuting its first branded computing devices: the Surface tablets."
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Suppose we turn the tables and accept the notion that the student should be in command of their own information spaces on the computing devices they have access to.
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Today, most home computing devices have Wi-Fi.
Synonyms
A machine that processes and stores information using programs
A small electronic device for doing math like adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
A machine like a phone or laptop that handles information using the numbers 0 and 1
A small computer for one person that uses a small chip to run programs
A machine that adds and subtracts numbers used for money
A machine that uses electricity to work with information and do calculations by itself
A machine like a computer that stores and uses data
A machine that does calculations by itself, like an early computer
A machine or part of a computer that quickly does calculations and handles information automatically
A machine for doing math, often mechanical or early electronic
How Powerful
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'computing' (relating to computers or data processing) with 'device' (a manufactured item for a practical purpose) to yield 'a device for computing'. This noun–noun composition is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Computing device combines computing ('to calculate or work with data') and device ('a small machine'), so picture a little machine doing sums or handling information. That's why it means 'a machine that calculates or processes data'.