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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Smith, who double majored in statistics and computer science, previously competed on the women’s swimming and diving team.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith is a double computer science and statistics major from California, per the college’s student newspaper, and also competed on the women’s swimming and diving team.
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And most of these jobs don’t require a computer science degree or even coding skills.
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Kenneth Regan, a chess international master and computer science professor at the University at Buffalo, said the opportunity to cheat has exploded as the cerebral sport has shifted online.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith is a double computer science and statistics major from California, per the college’s student newspaper, and also competed on the women’s swimming and diving team.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
And most of these jobs don’t require a computer science degree or even coding skills.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Kenneth Regan, a chess international master and computer science professor at the University at Buffalo, said the opportunity to cheat has exploded as the cerebral sport has shifted online.
—Corey Williams, Fortune, 22 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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