computer scientist

one who studies or practices computer science
class profession Q82594
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Summary

computer scientist is a profession[1]. It draws 3,311 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #182 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: technology specialist[3], systems analyst[4], scientist[5], computer expert[6]
  • Commons category: Computer scientists[7]
  • Patron saint: Isidore of Seville[8]
  • Field of this occupation: computer science[9]
  • Industry: industrial sector[10], service sector[11]
  • Said to be the same as: IT professional[12], computer science expert[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Computer scientists[14]
  • Different from: computational scientist[15]
  • Uses: computing terminology[16], computer science journal[17]
  • Has list: list of computer scientists[18]
  • Female form of label: informática teórica[19], Informatikerin[20], informaticienne[21], informatica[22], informatička[23], računalničarka[24], komputikistino[25], datorzinātniece[26], komputatoro-ciencistino[27], מדענית מחשב[28], informaticiană[29], عَالِمَة حاسوب[30], cientista da computação[31], informàtica[32]
  • Male form of label: cientista da computação[33], информатичар[34], informatico[35], informaticien[36], informatik[37], hinünömavan[38], enhormáticu teóricu[39], kompiuterių mokslininkas[40], дослідник у галузі інформатики[41], Informatiker[42], عالم حاسوب[43], informatyk[44], informatician[45]

Why It Matters

computer scientist has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . STW Thesaurus for Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . ESCO - European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations. Retrieved . esco.ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gsso id → 005836
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs',
    Sitelink count → 41
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gsso id: 005836, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157142338|computer scientist (#157142338)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex, a"
  2. 5w ago · Franzekafka · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bncf thesaurus id → 3051, 48337
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'informática teórica'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Informatikerin'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'informaticienne'} +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Female form of label: інформатикиня"
  3. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256149-pocitacovi-vedci, 0405285-informatici, 0423836-informaticky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0423836-informaticky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256149-pocitacovi-vedci, 0405285-informatici, 0423836-informaticky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0405285-informatici, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256149-pocitacovi-vedci, 0405285-informatici, 0423836-informaticky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0256149-pocitacovi-vedci, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  6. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Treccani vocabulary id → —
    Field of this occupation → —
    Treccani vocabulary id → informatico
    Subclass of → technology specialist, systems analyst, scientist +1
    + 81 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 16970, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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