The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
existing \existing\ adj. 1. having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran. Opposite of nonexistent. [Narrower terms: active, alive; extant, surviving] Also See: extant. Syn: existent. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Present. Opposite of absent. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Presently existing; as, the existing system. [WordNet 1.5]