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

Example Sentences

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"I feel optimistic about AI," said the graduating computer science and AI major.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Next on the list were the California Institute of Technology and Harvard University, with each having slightly more than 8% of its 2025 computer science class becoming founders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 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

Contreras handled a full slate of high school classes, clubs and activities: advanced placement Spanish, computer science, the Associated Student Body and college preparation in her AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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