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 in a Sentence
She has a degree in computer science.
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Gonzales, who enjoys filmmaking and writing, intends to major in computer sciences during her college career.
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Not quite a decade ago, however, one of Nowak’s collaborators, Krishnendu Chatterjee, a computer science researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, also became interested in this problem.
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Sharma graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2017 with two bachelor of science degrees: one in bioengineering and another in electrical engineering computer science.
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Seven Lakes High School Anusri Dharmendra Shah - Valedictorian; Dennis Liu - Salutatorian Shah plans a double major in computer science and business.
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An amateur radio operator (WA4YDK), Elliot was a computer science professor, a Cooper City City Commissioner & avid rollerblader.
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The effort started with an experiment: Larry Page asked a Stanford computer science professor, Sebastian Thrun, to build him a self-driving car.
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Michelle Pemberton/Indy Star The gender gap in computer science and other STEM fields is significant.
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The group passed its resolution Wednesday night, voting 24-0 with four abstentions, said Paul Rosenbloom, a computer science professor who is president of the USC Academic Senate.
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First Known Use of computer science
1961
COMPUTER SCIENCE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of computer science for English Language Learners
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: the study of computers and their uses
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