computer science

noun
the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers.

Origin:
1970–75

computer scientist, noun
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computer science
 
n
the study of computers and their application

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Science Dictionary
computer science  
The study of the design and operation of computer hardware and software, and of the application of computer technology to science, business, and the arts.
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Example sentences
Drop her name in voicemail and computer science academics will call back in
  seconds.
When your correspondent paid him a visit at the computer science and
  engineering department, he sketched out several of them.
Cryptology is a specialized branch of mathematics with some computer science
  thrown in.
Providing operational trace data to support and enable computer science
  research.
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