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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Jiaming Cui, assistant professor of computer science at Virginia Tech who authored the study, suggested more cases can’t be ruled out.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

"This example is a nice merger of classical geometry, modern plant biology, and computer science."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Bin Tang, a professor in the university’s computer science department, described Allen as a “very good student. ... Soft-spoken, very polite, a good fellow.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Now a computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of Boleyn by using facial recognition on a famous collection of Tudor portraits.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

From computer science he made his way to honors calculus, where a black balloon from the Friday pep rally floated casually from his knapsack.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger