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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

Example Sentences

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"Our over-decade-long work on AI agent-based consensus-building support has empirically demonstrated AI agents' applicability in de-escalating confrontational situations," remarks co-author Takayuki Ito, also of the informatics school.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2024

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

The informatics department, for example, doesn’t grade on grammar in students’ applications, something that isn’t obvious from what the university shares online.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023

“If you lose your phone, and it’s a perfectly normal Tuesday..., you’re really in a bad way, right?” says Leysia Palen, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, who studies disaster informatics.

From Scientific American • Sep. 11, 2023

“Most of us want to trust and respect our doctors,” said Dr. Isaac Kohane, a professor of biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

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