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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One area of study popular with international graduate students — computer science — saw a small decline across UC.

From Los Angeles Times

When Pichai rose to the top job at Google in 2015, AI was a technology of keen interest to computer science researchers and almost no one else.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s a co-founder and chief technology officer of RobustAI, which makes robots for factories and warehouses, and former director of computer science and artificial intelligence labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Los Angeles Times

He wants to go back to school to study computer science.

From BBC

When Caleb was nearing the end of his computer science degree and looking for his first job, one of few sectors actively recruiting graduates was defence.

From BBC