Computer Science. 1. the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers
2. the application of computerized controls to an automated process, so that the control system responds to operating conditions or outputs and adjusts the process accordingly

Science. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes; the employment of tools, machines, materials, and processes to do work, produce goods, perform services, or carry out other useful activities.
Anthropology. more generally, any use of objects by humans to do work or otherwise manipulate their environment.