informatics
Meaning
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.
Synonyms
information processing
Internet Protocol address
IP protocol
information social science
initial permutation
electronic data processing
Internet protocol
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnfəˈmætɪks/
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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