Computation as material

Computation as material refers to viewing computation as a tangible resource or substance that can be processed, transformed, and manipulated, much like physical materials. It highlights how digital data and processes have a material presence in hardware and infrastructure, emphasizing that computation isn't just abstract ideas but something that exists within physical devices like computers and servers. This perspective helps us understand how digital operations depend on real-world materials—chips, circuits, memory—making computation both a conceptual and physical phenomenon integral to technology.