computer science
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Synonyms for computer science
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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- storage allocation
- allocation
- data encryption
- desktop publishing
- memory access
- access
- accumulator register
- accumulator
- screen background
- desktop
- background
- computer backup
- backup
- buffer storage
- buffer store
- buffer
- bbs
- bulletin board
- bulletin board system
- electronic bulletin board
- memory cache
- cache
- C.P.U.
- central processing unit
- central processor
- CPU
- mainframe
- processor
- computer
- computing device
- computing machine
- data processor
- electronic computer
- information processing system
- computer circuit
- computer network
- command key
- control key
- magnetic core
- core
- counter
- cursor
- pointer
- dedicated file server
- dialog box
- panel
- DIP switch
- dual inline package switch
- disk controller
- disc drive
- disk drive
- hard drive
- Winchester drive
- display adapter
- display adaptor
- dongle
- drive
- EPROM
- erasable programmable read-only memory
- file server
- firewall
- foreground
- computer hardware
- hardware
- index register
- interface
- port
- electronic stylus
- light pen
- core memory
- magnetic core memory
- magnetic disc
- magnetic disk
- disc
- disk
- client
- guest
- node
- non-dedicated file server
- computer peripheral
- peripheral
- peripheral device
- pel
- picture element
- pixel
- printer
- RAM disk
- fixed storage
- read-only memory
- read-only storage
- ROM
- read/write head
- head
- register
- positioner
- rotary actuator
- router
- screen saver
- security system
- server
- host
- shift register
- data track
- track
- virtual memory
- virtual storage
- window
- computer architecture
- architecture
- complex instruction set computer
- complex instruction set computing
- CISC
- reduced instruction set computer
- reduced instruction set computing
- RISC
- dithered color
- dithered colour
- nonsolid color
- nonsolid colour
- execution speed
- bits per inch
- bpi
- interoperability
- emulation
- terminal emulation
- computer simulation
- simulation
- descriptor
- information theory
- applied science
- engineering science
- technology
- engineering
- object
- logic
- artificial intelligence
- AI
- informatics
- information processing
- information science
- IP
- ontology
- video
- electronic mail
- command prompt
- prompt
- computer file name
- computer filename
- file name
- filename
- computer code
- code
- parameter
- argument
- address
- computer address
- reference
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASCII
- ASCII character set
- firmware
- microcode
- core dump
- dump
- soft copy
- hard copy
- directory
- subdirectory
- computer menu
- menu
- cascading menu
- hierarchical menu
- submenu
- computer file
- backup file
- binary file
- main file
- master file
- disk file
- detail file
- transaction file
- input data
- input file
- output file
- read-only file
- text file
- document
- software
- software package
- software program
- software system
- computer software
- package
- operating system
- OS
- computer program
- computer programme
- programme
- program
- disambiguator
- job
- compiling program
- compiler
- device driver
- driver
- editor program
- editor
- user interface
- interpretive program
- interpreter
- text editor
- service program
- utility program
- utility
- program line
- instruction
- statement
- command
- computer database
- electronic database
- electronic information service
- on-line database
- high-level formatting
- initialisation
- initialization
- low-level formatting
- GIGO
- communications protocol
- protocol
- file transfer protocol
- FTP
- SGML
- standard generalized markup language
- cartridge font
- font cartridge
- raster font
- screen font
- domain name
- programing language
- programming language
- object-oriented programing language
- object-oriented programming language
- icon
- title bar
- packet
- computer error
- error
- hardware error
- disk error
- programming error
- software error
- runtime error
- run-time error
- semantic error
- syntax error
- algorithm error
- seek
- crash
- head crash
- disc pack
- disk pack
- field
- bit field
- disc space
- disk space
- disk overhead
- overhead
- power user
- coder
- computer programmer
- programmer
- software engineer
- resolution
- data processing
- instruction execution
- execution
- fragmentation
- looping
- iteration
- loop
- operation
- retrieval
- storage
- baud
- baud rate
- megaflop
- MFLOP
- million floating point operations per second
- teraflop
- trillion floating point operations per second
- million instructions per second
- MIPS
- check bit
- parity bit
- parity
- block
- bad block
- partition
- capacity
- formatted capacity
- unformatted capacity
- time sharing
- access time
- run-time
- seek time
- track-to-track seek time
- bits per second
- bps
- latency
- rotational latency
- command overhead
- command processing overhead
- command processing overhead time
- real time
- rasterize
- scroll
- iterate
- clear
- mapquest
- ping
- write
- save
- overwrite
- netmail
- spam
- network
- input
- concatenate
- cascade
- cybernate
- computerise
- computerize
- load
- import
- export
- spool
- emulate
- online
- on-line
- off-line
- real-time
- stovepiped
- computer readable
- machine readable
- open-source
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