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Definitions

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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Completely eliminating sycophancy is hard, said Myra Cheng, lead author of the Stanford study and a Stanford Ph.D. candidate in computer science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 23, 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

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

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