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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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

She is a graduate of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, where she reported for the Brown Daily Herald and studied computer science, public policy, and graphic design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

At the University of California, Berkeley, he published papers with a computer science professor, David Wagner, showing a variety of ways that artificial intelligence systems could be misused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Contreras handled a full slate of high school classes, clubs and activities: advanced placement Spanish, computer science, the Associated Student Body and college preparation in her AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He was mediocre in English, social studies, French, and computer science, and well below average in math and science.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman