Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

computer science

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: com-put-er -science
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

computer sciences (plural)

Phrases

data structure information science information theory

Frequently Paired Words

algorithm data structure information science information theory mathematics

Synonyms

computing datalogy comp sci CS informatics

Questions

What does computer science mean?: The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

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