biocomputing

biocomputing

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
English computing
English biocomputing

    From bio- + computing.

    Noun

    biocomputing (uncountable)

    1. (computing) The design and construction of computers containing biological components.
      • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 71:
        A fungal computer may sound fantastical, but 'biocomputing' is a fast-growing field.
    2. (computing) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics.

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