informatics

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18
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21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ɪnfəˈmætɪks/
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/ɪnfəˈmætɪks/ · /ˌɪnfəɹˈmætɪks/ · [ˌɪnfɚˈmæɾɪks]

Definition of informatics

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Synonym of computer science.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Synonym of computer science.
  2. (uncountable)A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.

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Etymology

Coined 1967 from information + -ics; possibly influenced by automation and automatic. German Informatik dates from 1957, French informatique from 1962.

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