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computer science


computer science

noun

Definition of COMPUTER SCIENCE

: a branch of science that deals with the theory of computation or the design of computers
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Examples of COMPUTER SCIENCE

  1. She has a degree in computer science.

First Known Use of COMPUTER SCIENCE

1961

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