Re: When did 'compute' become a noun, and 'x' become a word?

[Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>]

Read the subject. Nobody argues that compute is a word. John was
questioning his recent experience with usage.

"Compute" is a verb. But like "priorize" and "nuculous", its incorrect
usage has taken on a life all its own in jargon-speak. I was chided in
college for using "digital" and "analog" as nouns so I can relate.

Lee' Azure link provides examples where "compute" is used as an adjective,
which works but is technically wrong.


   - Windows Azure Pricing Calculator | Cloud Offers | Cloud
Pricing<http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/>Get
   an estimate for your monthly Windows Azure costs based on your compute,
   database, blob storage and bandwidth needs.
   www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/calculator


So I haven't seen it used as a noun as John mentioned -- though I haven't
documented anything like what John's documenting.

-Tony



On 2012-06-15, at 4:57 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

From the 1997 OED (first definition only)

compute, v.

(kÉmËpjuËt)

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