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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At the time, Zhang was completing a doctorate in computer science at Harvard, and Gasztowtt was studying the same subject as an undergraduate at Oxford University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"My friend who was paying £600 a month was earning £120,000, for example," he says, adding that the friend needed a computer science degree to get into that role.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

He contributed 73 of the 2,500 publicly available questions in HLE, the second highest number among contributors, and wrote the most questions related to mathematics and computer science.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

"Even little changes can end up telling a very different story," said James O'Brien, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and "could change the perception of events".

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 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