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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

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Etymology

Origin of informatics

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

Example Sentences

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"We aren't yet sure," said co-author Robert Guralnick, curator of biodiversity informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 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

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

From Scientific American • Oct. 10, 2023

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

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