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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Women make up only 30% of the STEM workforce in the UK, with even fewer in high-growth sectors like computer science (23%) and engineering (21%).
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Kath MacKay, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
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Sometime in the fall of 2021, Andrew Krapivin, an undergraduate at Rutgers University, encountered a paper that would change his life.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
Elez graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 with a degree in computer science and has worked at SpaceX, Starlink, and X, focusing on search AI.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
That's despite an insistence by close allies of the president, including Elon Musk, that the US lacks enough homegrown talent to fill the tech industry's demand for computer science professionals like software engineers and programmers.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kath MacKay, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
Introduction Contributing Writer February 10, 2025 algorithms computer science data All topics
Sometime in the fall of 2021, Andrew Krapivin, an undergraduate at Rutgers University, encountered a paper that would change his life.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
Elez graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 with a degree in computer science and has worked at SpaceX, Starlink, and X, focusing on search AI.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
That's despite an insistence by close allies of the president, including Elon Musk, that the US lacks enough homegrown talent to fill the tech industry's demand for computer science professionals like software engineers and programmers.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Computer science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer%20science. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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