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

Casado joined Andreessen in 2016 and leads the firm’s infrastructure practice, investing in computer science infrastructure like network, compute, storage and developer tools, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

Stanford offers artificial intelligence as one of 10 tracks inside its computer science major.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dimple remembered hearing Evan say at the talent show that Hari’s parents had donated the new computer science wing.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon