informatics

[ in-fer-mat-iks ]
/ ˌɪn fərˈmæt ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the study of information processing; computer science.

Origin of informatics

translation of Russian informátika (1966); see information, -ics

Words nearby informatics

informal, informal settlement, informal vote, informality, informant, informatics, information, information age, information architecture, information economy, information overload

Example sentences from the Web for informatics

  • Scott McKinney, the lead author of the study, is the informatics manager at Massachusetts General Hospital sleep laboratory.

    Why You Wake Up At Night |Casey Schwartz |March 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for informatics

informatics
/ (ˌɪnfəˈmætɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) another term for information science