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Thesaurus search results for 'SCIENCE': 7 results found.


COMPUTER SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An academic discipline concerned primarily with the conceptualization, creation, development, implementation, and manipulation of computer systems and languages.

POLITICAL SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Search for related entries in the library)

TECHNOSCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A term that references the connection and mutual reinforcement between technology and science.

WOMEN IN SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

WOMEN INTO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) campaign, based in the United Kingdom, strives to encourage and support women employed in the science and engineering technology sector.

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