tin học

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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A Vietnamese coinage, from tin (news; information) +‎ -học (-ics; -logy; -graphy), hypothetically equivalent to a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 信學 (SV: tín học).

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Noun

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tin học (信學)

  1. computer science; informatics
  2. (secondary education) rudimentary high school training for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and computer science (which roughly covers numeral systems, algorithms and coding)
    Synonym: tin
  3. training for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office at a private class, which grants certificates upon finishing
    học tin họcto study informatics / to learn Windows and Office
    tin học bằng A
    "MS Office Level A", a certificate for elementary Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
    tin học bằng B
    "MS Office Level B", a certificate for advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel or elementary Access
    tin học bằng C
    "MS Office Level C", a certificate for advanced Excel, Access and Publisher