computer science
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of computer science
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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She studied computer science at Mills College, then worked in tech consulting in the Bay Area and eventually became the CTO of an ag-tech company.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
"I think it's really impacted how people are learning," said Lucy Zimmerman, a computer science major who served as a teaching assistant.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
This was considered among the most important unsolved problems in combinatorics, a prominent branch of math and computer science dealing with finite objects and arrangements.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
She is a graduate of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, where she reported for the Brown Daily Herald and studied computer science, public policy, and graphic design.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Evan and Hari fist-bumped, and Evan said, “Bro, that was epic. That wing your parents donated to the computer science department must be something else.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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