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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The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
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But the term for Mr. Felten, a Princeton University computer science and public policy professor, is set to end on Jan. 29 of this year— meaning he has been set to stay in place for another year unless a replacement gets confirmed.
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Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
The sophomore takes the court — renovated last fall with a digital scoreboard that would rival small colleges — against fellow students who might be studying for their SATs or mapping out what a computer science degree might look like.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
But the term for Mr. Felten, a Princeton University computer science and public policy professor, is set to end on Jan. 29 of this year— meaning he has been set to stay in place for another year unless a replacement gets confirmed.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Bruce Randall Donald, a computer science and math professor at Duke University, adds that VPNs may not work very well on smartphones, the very medium that TikTok is designed for.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Computer science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer%20science. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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