crunch numbers

Perform numerous calculations or process a large amount of numerical data. For example, Preparing John's presentation to the Federal Reserve Board required many hours of crunching numbers . This term originated with the computer age and indeed still applies mostly to the operations of computers. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AscensiÓN	ah-then-SYON (Spanish), ah-sen-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Manuelita	-	Spanish
Mercer	['mə:sə]
Dara (1)	-	Irish
Sybilla	-	Polish, Late Roman
Bedivere	-	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance