computer_science
1. [ noun ] (computer science) the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Synonyms: computing
Related terms: engineering artificial_intelligence information_science information_theory program address computer operation write program data_processing e-mail spool access bulletin_board_system concatenate network clear on-line off-line desktop_publishing interoperable emulate ping data_encryption allocation counter file_server stovepiped address pixel cache central_processing_unit rotary_actuator computer_circuit computer_network control_key cursor dedicated_file_server dialog_box DIP_switch disk_controller disk_drive display_adapter drive erasable_programmable_read-only_memory emulation real-time access machine_readable foreground background dongle hardware backup cascade spam interface light_pen parallel text_file software instruction printer RAM_disk read-only_memory read/write_head firewall core_dump screen_saver server register router track magnetic_core virtual_memory shift_register window computer_architecture complex_instruction_set_computing reduced_instruction_set_computing nonsolid_color execution_speed bits_per_inch security_system interoperability analogy information_theory time_sharing seek_time bits_per_second command_overhead electronic_mail prompt teraflop terminal_emulation code open-source ASCII ASCII_character_set firmware directory subdirectory menu hierarchical_menu computer_file backup_file binary_file master_file disk_file transaction_file input_file output_file read-only_file OS magnetic_disk accumulator input job compiler node driver editor_program non-dedicated_file_server in_series interface interpreter electronic_database high-level_formatting low-level_formatting protocol file_transfer_protocol standard_generalized_markup_language font_cartridge screen_font domain_name programming_language object-oriented_programming_language index_register dump disambiguator icon gigo seek descriptor crash head_crash packet computer_file_name computer_error hardware_error disk_error programming_error run-time_error syntax_error algorithm_error disk_space disk_overhead disc_pack field bit_field programmer resolution text_editor utility_program execution retrieval baud MFLOPS MIPS power_user parity_bit block bad_block partition capacity formatted_capacity unformatted_capacity peripheral access_time buffer track-to-track_seek_time computerize rotational_latency overwrite looping real_time fragmentation iteration storage addressable run-time scroll
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