Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...

In software engineering and computer science, abstraction is the process of generalizing concrete details, such as attributes, away from the study of objects...

Computer science and engineering (CSE) or Computer Science (CS) also integrated as Electrical engineering and Computer Science (EECS) in some universities...

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...

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...

In mathematical optimization and computer science, heuristic (from Greek εὑρίσκω "I find, discover") is a technique designed for problem solving more quickly...

Theoretical computer science is a subfield of computer science and mathematics that focuses on the abstract and mathematical foundations of computation...

In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive that prevents state from being modified or accessed by multiple...

Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. Although the term...

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...