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Synonyms

informatics

American  
[in-fer-mat-iks] / ˌɪn fərˈmæt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of information processing; computer science.


informatics British  
/ ˌɪnfəˈmætɪks /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) another term for information science

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of informatics

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


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Yes, it’s a defense mechanism that sometimes gets a bad rap, said Gloria Mark, a retired professor of informatics at UC Irvine — but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

"This again highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers from various disciplines such as computer science, informatics and electrical engineering," says the hardware expert Amrouch.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

“It helps me fill in the blanks,” says Pritsky, a graduate student in biomedical informatics at Stanford University.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2023

It includes recent rubrics — gleaned from public records — used by admissions committees for the university’s computer science, informatics, public health and business school departments.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

After graduating last spring, Ms. Abrams enrolled in a Ph.D. program in informatics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

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