cómputo

computation

noun KOHM-poo-toh Rare

Origin: from Latin computus (reckoning)

Also means

tally

Usage Note

Cómputo is a formal term for the act or result of calculating or counting, used in legal, electoral, and academic contexts: el cómputo de votos ('the vote count'). Note the written accent on the first syllable, which marks it as proparoxytone (stress on the antepenultimate). The related verb is computar. The everyday word for 'computer' is computadora (Latin America) or ordenador (Spain), not cómputo.

Examples

"El cómputo de votos se realizó sin incidentes."

Natural Translation

The vote tally was carried out without incident.

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