informatics

ˌɪnfərˈmætɪks

Definition

Definition of informatics - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

academic field

TECH.

study of automated information systems

TECH.

He majored in informatics at the university.

computer science

information technology

technology

TECH.

study of information processing and management

TECH.

Informatics plays a crucial role in modern healthcare.

data processing

information science

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health informatics

field using computers to manage and study health information

Health informatics helps doctors access patient records quickly.

Origin of informatics

French, informatique (information + automatic)

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acr.

acr: business informatics

study of business and information technology

chief medical information officer

healthcare

leader responsible for health informatics in a medical organization

CORI

acr.

acr: Center for Outcomes Research and Informatics

research center studying health outcomes and data

ERNIE

acr.

acr: European Research Network on Informatics and Education

group working on computer science and education in Europe

ethomics

combined field

field combining ethology and informatics

IOI

abbr.

abr: International Olympiad in Informatics

annual contest for students in computer science

SBSI

acr.

acr: Society for Biomolecular Sciences and Informatics

group focused on biomolecular sciences and informatics

siloization

informatics

keeping data in separate, inaccessible systems

Examples of informatics in a sentence

She published a paper on informatics in education.
Informatics is essential for data analysis.
Universities offer degrees in informatics.

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French:informatique, ...
German:Informatik, ...
Italian:informatica, ...
Spanish:informática, ...
Portuguese:informática, ciência da informação, ...
Chinese:信息学, ...
Japanese:情報学, ...
Arabic:مَعْلُومَاتِيَّة, عِلْم المَعْلُومَات, ...
Hebrew:אִינְפוֹרְמָטִיקָה, ...
Russian:информатика, ...
Ukrainian:інформатика, ...
Hindi:सूचना विज्ञान, ...
Bengali:তথ্যবিজ্ঞান, ইনফরমেটিক্স, ...
Catalan:informàtica, ...
Czech:informatika, informační věda, ...
Danish:informatik, informationsteknologi, ...
Dutch:informatica, ...
Greek:πληροφορική, επιστήμη πληροφοριών, ...
Hungarian:informatika, információtechnológia, ...
Khmer:ព័ត៌មានវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:정보학, ...
Persian:انفورماتیک, اطلاع‌رسانی, ...
Polish:informatyka, ...
Portuguese (BR):informática, ...
Romanian:informatică, tehnologia informației, ...
Swedish:informatik, ...
Thai:สารสนเทศศาสตร์, วิทยาการข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:bilişim, ...
Vietnamese:tin học, công nghệ thông tin, ...

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