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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.

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.

Other Word Forms

  • computer scientist noun

Etymology

Origin of computer science

First recorded in 1970–75

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Noah Goodman is a professor of psychology and computer science at Stanford University and co-founder of the startup humans& ai.

From The Wall Street Journal

One area of study popular with international graduate students — computer science — saw a small decline across UC.

From Los Angeles Times

When Pichai rose to the top job at Google in 2015, AI was a technology of keen interest to computer science researchers and almost no one else.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s a co-founder and chief technology officer of RobustAI, which makes robots for factories and warehouses, and former director of computer science and artificial intelligence labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Los Angeles Times

He wants to go back to school to study computer science.

From BBC

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