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Computing

The national curriculum subject in England covering computer science, information technology and digital literacy, which replaced ICT in 2014.

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Curriculum

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ICT (Information and communication technology) All four UK nations (details may differ)
The former name for the computing subject in England; still used in Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
Computer science All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
The study of computation, algorithms, programming and data; a GCSE and A level subject in England and a growing K-12 subject in US states.

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