computer science
noun
: a branch of science that deals with the theory of computation or the design of computers
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She has a degree in computer science.
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Bachelor’s degrees in engineering, computer science, nursing, and economics tend to have a payoff of $500,000 or more.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
When LeCun was beginning his work in the 1980s, neural networks had fallen deeply out of favor in computer science.
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Over time, disciplines such as mathematics and computer science were added, and Ginsparg began to appreciate the significance of this new electronic medium.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
When LeCun was beginning his work in the 1980s, neural networks had fallen deeply out of favor in computer science.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images FBI agents executed search warrants Friday at two homes owned by computer science professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife, who both work at Indiana University, authorities said, as questions swirled over their status at the school on Monday.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Over time, disciplines such as mathematics and computer science were added, and Ginsparg began to appreciate the significance of this new electronic medium.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for computer science
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“Computer science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer%20science. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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