computer science

NOUN

the study of computers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artificial intelligence computer technology data processing information technology robotics

WEAK

computer-aided learning computer-aided testing cybernetics information retrieval natural language processing neural networks operating systems programming programming languages simulation systems analysis

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computer science

If your profile says you studied computer science in one place and art history in another, that inconsistency stands out, and these models are good at catching contradictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

And that’s where we are at — none of us need to be computer science geniuses to understand dangerous products should not be sold to consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Hugging Face grew out of a 2011 meeting between Clement Delangue, a serial entrepreneur since his teens, and Julien Chaumond, a graduate of France's elite Polytechnique engineering school with a computer science degree from Stanford.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Joy got a job with a computer science professor so he could program over the summer.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell