Meanings
nouncomputer science (usually uncountable, plural computer sciences)
plural computer sciences
- uncountableusuallyThe study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.
Synonyms: computing, datalogy, comp sci, CS, informatics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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Translations
Afrikaans rekenaarwetenskap
- rekenaarwetenskapstudy of computers and their architecture
Arabic عِلْم الْحَاسُوب, حَاسُوبِيَّات
- عِلْم الْحَاسُوب (ʕilm al-ḥāsūb)study of computers and their architecture
- حَاسُوبِيَّات (ḥāsūbiyyāt)study of computers and their architecture
- عِلْم الْكَمْبْيُوتَر (ʕilm al-kambyūtar)study of computers and their architecture
Bengali কম্পিউটার বিজ্ঞান
- কম্পিউটার বিজ্ঞান (kompiuṭar biggên)study of computers and their architecture
Bulgarian информа́тика
- информа́тика (informátika)study of computers and their architecture
Catalan informàtica
- informàticastudy of computers and their architecture
Chinese Cantonese 電腦科學 /电脑科学
- 電腦科學 /电脑科学 (din⁶ nou⁵ fo¹ hok⁶)study of computers and their architecture
Chinese Mandarin 電腦科學 /电脑科学, 計算機科學 /计算机科学
- 電腦科學 /电脑科学 (diànnǎo kēxué)study of computers and their architecture
- 計算機科學 /计算机科学 (jìsuànjī kēxué)study of computers and their architecture
Czech informatika
- informatikastudy of computers and their architecture
Danish datalogi, informatik
- datalogistudy of computers and their architecture
- informatikstudy of computers and their architecture
Dutch informatica, computerwetenschap
- informaticastudy of computers and their architecture
- computerwetenschapstudy of computers and their architecture
- computerwetenschappenstudy of computers and their architecture
Esperanto komputiko, komputoscienco
- komputikostudy of computers and their architecture
- komputosciencostudy of computers and their architecture
- informa sciencostudy of computers and their architecture
Estonian arvutiteadus, informaatika
- arvutiteadusstudy of computers and their architecture
- informaatikastudy of computers and their architecture
Finnish tietojenkäsittelytiede
- tietojenkäsittelytiedestudy of computers and their architecture
French informatique
- informatiquestudy of computers and their architecture
German Informatik, Computerwissenschaft
- Informatikstudy of computers and their architecture
- Computerwissenschaftstudy of computers and their architecture
Greek πληροφορική
- πληροφορική (pliroforikí)study of computers and their architecture
Hebrew מַדְּעֵי הַמַּחְשֵׁב
- מַדְּעֵי הַמַּחְשֵׁב (mad'éi hamakhshév)study of computers and their architecture
Hindi कंप्यूटर विज्ञान, संगणिकी
- कंप्यूटर विज्ञान (kampyūṭar vijñān)study of computers and their architecture
- संगणिकी (saṅgṇikī)study of computers and their architecture
- संगणन शास्त्र (saṅgṇan śāstra)study of computers and their architecture
- संगणक विज्ञान (saṅgṇak vijñān)study of computers and their architecture
- संगणन सिद्धान्त (saṅgṇan siddhānt)study of computers and their architecture
- कंप्यूटर-साइंस (kampyūṭar-sāins)study of computers and their architecture
Hungarian informatika, számítástudomány
- informatikastudy of computers and their architecture
- számítástudománystudy of computers and their architecture
Icelandic tölvunarfræði
- tölvunarfræðistudy of computers and their architecture
Indonesian ilmu komputer, informatika
- ilmu komputerstudy of computers and their architecture
- informatikastudy of computers and their architecture
Irish ríomheolaíocht, eolaíocht ríomhaireachta
- ríomheolaíochtstudy of computers and their architecture
- eolaíocht ríomhaireachtastudy of computers and their architecture
Italian informatica
- informaticastudy of computers and their architecture
Japanese 情報科学, コンピュータサイエンス
- 情報科学 (jōhōkagaku)study of computers and their architecture
- コンピュータサイエンス (konpyūta-saiensu)study of computers and their architecture
- 計算機科学 (keisanki kagaku)study of computers and their architecture
- コンピュータ科学 (konpyūta kagaku)study of computers and their architecture
Korean 컴퓨터 과학, 전산학
- 컴퓨터 과학 (keompyuteo gwahak)study of computers and their architecture
- 전산학 (jeonsanhak)study of computers and their architecture
Latin informatica
- informaticastudy of computers and their architecture
Latvian datorzinātne, informātika
- datorzinātnestudy of computers and their architecture
- informātikastudy of computers and their architecture
Lithuanian informatika
- informatikastudy of computers and their architecture
Malay sains penkomputeran, sains komputer
- sains penkomputeranstudy of computers and their architecture
- sains komputerstudy of computers and their architecture
Norwegian Bokmål informatikk
- informatikkstudy of computers and their architecture
Polish informatyka
- informatykastudy of computers and their architecture
Portuguese ciência da computação, ciências da computação
- ciência da computaçãostudy of computers and their architecture
- ciências da computaçãostudy of computers and their architecture
- informáticastudy of computers and their architecture
Romanian știința calculatoarelor, știința computerelor
- știința calculatoarelorstudy of computers and their architecture
- știința computerelorstudy of computers and their architecture
- informaticăstudy of computers and their architecture
Russian информа́тика
- информа́тика (informátika)study of computers and their architecture
Slovak počítačová veda, informatika
- počítačová vedastudy of computers and their architecture
- informatikastudy of computers and their architecture
Spanish informática, computación
- informáticastudy of computers and their architecture
- computaciónstudy of computers and their architecture
- ciencia computacionalstudy of computers and their architecture
- ciencia informáticastudy of computers and their architecture
Swedish datavetenskap, datalogi
- datavetenskapstudy of computers and their architecture
- datalogistudy of computers and their architecture
- informatikstudy of computers and their architecture
Tagalog panuusing agham, agham panpanuos
- panuusing aghamstudy of computers and their architecture
- agham panpanuosstudy of computers and their architecture
Tamil கணினி அறிவியல்
- கணினி அறிவியல் (kaṇiṉi aṟiviyal)study of computers and their architecture
Thai วิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์
- วิทยาการคอมพิวเตอร์ (wít-tá-yaa-gaan-kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə)study of computers and their architecture
Turkish bilgisayar bilimi, informatik
- bilgisayar bilimistudy of computers and their architecture
- informatikstudy of computers and their architecture
Ukrainian інформа́тика
- інформа́тика (informátyka)study of computers and their architecture
Urdu عِلْمِ کَمْپْیُوٹَر, کَمْپْیُوٹَر سائِنْس
- عِلْمِ کَمْپْیُوٹَر ('ilm-i kampyūṭar)study of computers and their architecture
- کَمْپْیُوٹَر سائِنْس (kampyūṭar sāins)study of computers and their architecture
Vietnamese khoa học máy tính
- khoa học máy tínhstudy of computers and their architecture
Welsh cyfrifiadureg
- cyfrifiaduregstudy of computers and their architecture
Yiddish קאָמפּיוטערײַ
- קאָמפּיוטערײַ (kompyuteray)study of computers and their architecture
Cite this entry
APA
computer science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20science
MLA
“computer science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20science. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer science,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20science.
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