Definition
To calculate or determine by mathematical means. An archaic or abbreviated form of 'compute.'
Etymology
From Latin 'computare,' from 'com-' (together) + 'putare' (to reckon, think). Originally meant to calculate by counting together or adding up. The word evolved through Old French 'computer' before entering English, maintaining its mathematical core meaning throughout its history.
Kelly Says
Before electronic computers, 'computers' were human beings who performed calculations by hand! The verb 'compute' originally described the painstaking process of adding, subtracting, and reasoning through mathematical problems, making our modern 'computers' named after the humans they replaced.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስይም (asaym)
ah-see-m
ARالعربية
حساب (hisāb)
hee-saab
BNবাংলা
গণনা করা (gonno kor)
gon-no kor
CACatalà
computar
kom-poo-tar
CSČeština
počítat
po-chee-tat
DADansk
beregne
be-reh-gne
DEDeutsch
berechnen
be-ray-khen-en
ELΕλληνικά
εξοφλήσετε (exophlisete)
eh-sof-lee-teh
ESEspañol
computar
kom-poo-tar
FAفارسی
محاسبه (mohasebeh)
moh-ha-se-beh
FRFrançais
compter
kohm-ptehr
HEעברית
לחשב (le-chashev)
le-cha-shev
HIहिन्दी
गणना करना (ganna karna)
gan-na kar-na
HUMagyar
számolni
sham-ol-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghitung
men-hi-tung
ITItaliano
calcolare
ka-lko-la-reh
JA日本語
計算する (keisan suru)
kay-san soo-roo
KKKK
Hesaptal
he-sa-p-tal
KMKM
ចំនួន (chumnoan)
chum-noan
KO한국어
계산하다 (gye-san-hada)
kye-san ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengira
men-ghi-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ရွတ် (ywet)
ywet
NLNederlands
berekenen
be-ray-keh-nen
NONorsk
beregne
be-reh-gne
PLPolski
obliczyć
o-b-li-ch-it
PTPortuguês
calcular
ka-lku-lar
RORomână
computa
kom-poo-ta
RUРусский
вычислять (vychislyat)
vee-chee-slay-at
SVSvenska
beräkna
ber-ek-na
SWKiswahili
hesabu
he-sa-bu
TAதமிழ்
கணக்கிடல் (kaṇakkidāl)
ka-na-kki-dal
TEతెలుగు
కంప్యూటర్ (kampyūṭer)
kam-pyoo-teer
THไทย
คำนวณ (kham-nuan)
kham-nuan
TLTL
kalkulahin
kal-ku-la-hin
TRTürkçe
hesaplamak
he-sap-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
рахувати (rah-uvati)
rah-hoo-va-tee
URاردو
حساب کرنا (hisāb karna)
hee-saab kar-na
VITiếng Việt
tính toán
tinh toh-an
ZH中文
计算 (jìsuàn)
jee-swaan
ZUZU
ukusebenzisa
oo-koo-se-ben-zi-sa