computer science
- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈsaɪəns/
- Specialized
- The university offers a comprehensive program in computer science that includes both theoretical and practical courses.
- computer science program
- computer science department
- professor of computer science
And so, yes, a little bit of a background in computer science that that's been useful.
- And so, yes, a little bit of a background in computer science that that's been useful.
- Was it a suitable language to be given to computer science undergrads and specialist postgrads?
- So a famous exponentially hard problem in computer science is the Towers of Hanoi.
- What kind of impact would it have on theoretical computer science and perhaps software these systems in general?
- He received his AB, his SM, and his PhD in Computer Science from CS and has taught courses at Tufts and the Harvard Extension School.
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She has a master's degree in computer science and works as a software engineer.
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Well, they used all of the skills in computer science and came up with the great solution.
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You also have a computer science background.
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Graduated second in your class at a top university... ...with a degree in computer science.
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In 2001, he earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Judy Goldsmith is a professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky.
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I went to Northwestern, where I majored in computer science.
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Sven Koenig is a professor of computer science at the University of Southern California.
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Many students choose to study computer science because it offers numerous job opportunities in technology.
Synonyms
The study and work with computers and systems to handle information
How Technical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the study of computers and computational systems' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'computer' (an electronic device) with 'science' (a field of study), yielding the discipline concerned with computers. This noun–noun compounding pattern is productive and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Computer science comes from joining computer and science: imagine a scientist watching a machine to find the rules of how it works. It simply means the 'study' of computers and how to make them solve problems, so today it refers to learning how computers are built and used.