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informatics
- /ɪnfəˈmætɪks/ UK
- /ˌɪnfəɹˈmætɪks/ US
- [ˌɪnfɚˈmæɾɪks] US
Rhymes with -ætɪks
Where it comes from
Coined 1967 from information + -ics; possibly influenced by automation and automatic.
German Informatik dates from 1957, French informatique from 1962.
noun
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Synonym of computer science.
Similar: computer science
- 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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Closest in meaning: computer, data, computing, computerization, computerised, software, computational, compute, cyber, edp, technology, automated, ict, computable, processing, information
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noun branch of information science
| Español | informática |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정보학 jeongbohak, 인포메틱스 inpometikseu |
| 日本語 | 情報学 jōhōgaku, インフォマティクス infomatikusu |
| 中文 | 信息學 /信息学 xìnxīxué, 情報學 /情报学 qíngbàoxué |
| हिन्दी | सूचना विज्ञान sūcnā vijñān |
| Português | informática |
| Français | science de l'information, informatique |
| Deutsch | Informatik |
| Italiano | informatica |
| Ελληνικά | πληροφορική pliroforikí |
| Română | informatică |
| Русский | информа́тика informátika |
| Tiếng Việt | tin học |
| العربية | مَعْلُومَاتِيَّة maʕlūmātiyya |
Talk about this word "informatics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/informatics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. informatics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/informatics "informatics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/informatics.Cite this
@misc{informatics_2026,
title = {informatics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/informatics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
