sustainablecomputing
nounUK /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl kəmˈpjuː.tɪŋ/
US /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɪŋ/
Using computers in a way that is kind to the Earth and does not waste power.
The school teaches sustainable computing by turning off all the computers at night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The practice of designing computer hardware so it lasts longer and creates less trash.
Sustainable computing means fixing old laptops instead of throwing them away.
3. Using software and cloud services that use less electricity.
Her company switched to sustainable computing to lower its power bills.
4. A school subject about how technology affects nature and how to protect it.
In sustainable computing class, we learned how to recycle old keyboards.