computer science

American  

noun

1. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers.

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computer science British  

noun

1. the study of computers and their application

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computer science Scientific  

1. The study of the design and operation of computer hardware and software, and of the application of computer technology to science, business, and the arts.

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Other Word Forms

• computer scientist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of computer science

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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computer science

Neither Stanford nor UC Berkeley, the state’s two biggest computer science powers, has created an undergraduate AI degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Sometimes they printed a certain configuration, and the product just melted," said Azza Fadhel, first author of the paper and a PhD student in computer science.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

She is a computer science major pursuing a career in data science and machine learning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, he studied computer science at the University of Birmingham alongside apprentices who secured a place on the same programme he was rejected from.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

He was mediocre in English, social studies, French, and computer science, and well below average in math and science.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman

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• artificial intelligence
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