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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The state has invested heavily in making the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering departments among the country’s strongest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard University, where he led the Harvard Political Review.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in computer science, both from Stanford University.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Chico State, Matthew Hernandez, a senior computer science major, enrolled in both a computer science boot camp, funded through Destino, and a calculus boot camp in the summer before his freshman year.

From Los Angeles Times

Armstrong, who studied economics and computer science at Houston’s Rice University, was an early convert to the ideas of digital money and the blockchain technology that could make it reality.

From The Wall Street Journal