computer science
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of computer science
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Qi came to America to get his Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford University, and worked with Yang on research projects while interning together at Meta Platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I’ve talked to many people, and they said that Hector is the best around,” Atharv Patil, a first-year USC computer science master’s student, said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hugging Face grew out of a 2011 meeting between Clement Delangue, a serial entrepreneur since his teens, and Julien Chaumond, a graduate of France's elite Polytechnique engineering school with a computer science degree from Stanford.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Both. I mean, I’m starting at MIT in the fall for computer science and engineering, so this is a good thing to have on my CV.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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