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

Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

And that’s where we are at — none of us need to be computer science geniuses to understand dangerous products should not be sold to consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Qi came to America to get his Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford University, and worked with Yang on research projects while interning together at Meta Platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The band was called Splay, named after “splay tree,” a computer science term for a type of data structure, according to the band’s surviving old website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“And I’m going to have a talk with the organizers about conflicts of interest. If your parents donated the new computer science wing?”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon