[[ca:Informàtica]][[de:Informatik]][[eo:Komputiko]][[fr:Informatique]][[it:Informatica]][[nl:Informatica]][[no:Informatikk]][[pl:Informatyka]][[pt:Computação]]
'''Computer science''' is the study of the design, use, and properties of [[computer|computers]].  See also [[computing]].

Computer science is a relatively new field with roots in [[electrical engineering]], [[mathematics]] and [[linguistics]]. Only in the last third of the [[20th century]] has it begun to be recognized as a separate discipline and developed its own methods and terminology.

See [[computer scientist]] for a list of famous computer scientists.

Major subfields include

* Mathematical foundations
** [[Discrete mathematics]]
** [[Symbolic logic]]

* Theoretical computer science
** [[Algorithmic information theory]]
** [[computational complexity theory|Complexity theory]]
** [[Computability theory]]
** [[Information theory]]
** [[Theory of computation]] (or ''theoretical computer science'')
** [[Type theory]]

* Algorithms
** [[Algorithm|Algorithms]]
** [[Compiler|Compilers]]
** [[Lexical Analysis]]
** [[microprogram|Microprogramming]]
** [[Operating system|Operating systems]]

* Applied computer science 
** [[Artificial intelligence]]
** [[Computer architecture]]
** [[Computer graphics]]
** [[Computer network|Computer networks]]
** [[Computer security]]
** [[Database|Databases]]
** [[Distributed computing]]
** [[Information retrieval]]
** [[Programming language|Programming languages]]
** [[Program specification]]
** [[Program verification]]
** [[Software engineering]]

* Specific techniques
** [[Benchmark]]
** [[Computer vision]]
** [[Data compression]]
** [[Data structure|Data structures]]
** [[Design pattern|Design patterns]]
** [[Digital signal processing]]
** [[File format|File formats]]
** [[Human-computer interaction]]
** [[Information security]]
** [[Internet]]
** [[Online computations and algorithms]]
** [[Software optimization|Optimization]]
** [[Very Large System Integration|VLSI design]]

Related articles:
* [[Turing Award]]
* [[IEEE John von Neumann Medal]]
* [[Computer jargon]]
* [[jargon file|Computer slang]]