informatics

[in-fer-mat-iks]

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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

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Scott McKinney, the lead author of the study, is the informatics manager at Massachusetts General Hospital sleep laboratory.
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British Dictionary definitions for informatics

informatics

noun

(functioning as singular) another term for information science

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Word Origin and History for informatics

n.

1967, translating Russian informatika (1966), from information; also see -ics.

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

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