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    Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...
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  • In software engineering and computer science, abstraction is the process of generalizing concrete details, such as attributes, away from the study of objects...
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    Computer science and engineering (CSE) or Computer Science (CS) also integrated as Electrical engineering and Computer Science (EECS) in some universities...
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  • In computer science, an integer is a datum of integral data type, a data type that represents some range of mathematical integers. Integral data types...
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    In computer programming, a macro (short for "macro instruction"; from Greek μακρο- 'long, large') is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input...
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  • In mathematical optimization and computer science, heuristic (from Greek εὑρίσκω "I find, discover") is a technique designed for problem solving more quickly...
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  • Theoretical computer science is a subfield of computer science and mathematics that focuses on the abstract and mathematical foundations of computation...
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  • In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive that prevents state from being modified or accessed by multiple...
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    Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. Although the term...
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  • This glossary of computer science is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in computer science, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including...
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