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.

Translations

πληροφορική

informatica

sciences de l’information

علم الحاسبات

bilişim bilimi

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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