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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Huang himself has a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and previously worked for Nvidia Corp. in the US.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
About 80% of graduate students in American computer science and engineering programs – roughly 18,000 students in 2023 – are international students.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The tale of a man with a doctorate in computer science buying a collapsing scaffolding business 40 years ago and turning it into a multinational services and equipment empire may seem implausible to most.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Mangione went on to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
About 80% of graduate students in American computer science and engineering programs – roughly 18,000 students in 2023 – are international students.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The tale of a man with a doctorate in computer science buying a collapsing scaffolding business 40 years ago and turning it into a multinational services and equipment empire may seem implausible to most.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Mangione went on to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Computer science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer%20science. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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