department of computer science
- noun
- /dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kəmˈpjuːtər saɪəns/
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departamento de informática
- The department of computer science organized a seminar on cybersecurity that attracted many students and industry professionals.
The first computer science program in the United States, the first department of computer science was not at MIT, thank God.
- The first computer science program in the United States, the first department of computer science was not at MIT, thank God.
Examples
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She graduated from the department of computer science at Stanford University, where she learned about algorithms and artificial intelligence.
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The first computer science program in the United States, the first department of computer science was not at MIT, thank God.
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A research scientist with New York University's department of computer science, Han has generally focused his attention on real-time computer graphics, but lately he's been hard at work on what he calls "multi-touch interaction research."
Academic text (2007) -
Students in the department of computer science often collaborate on projects to develop innovative software solutions.
Synonyms
∞
1.8
A part of a company or organization that does a particular job
How Big
870
1.0
285
3.9
- US
∞
3.6
506
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
department + of + computer + science
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'department' (an academic/unit), the prepositional linking 'of', and 'computer science' (the named field), so a learner who knows those words can infer it denotes an academic unit focusing on computer science. The 'department of X' pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic compositional structure, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Department of computer science comes from the simple idea that a school is split into subject groups: a department is a team of teachers and people who do research focused on one subject, here computer science, the study of computers and programs. So the name means 'a unit at a college or university where people teach, study and do research about computers'.