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Vinony

informatics

noun

  1. branch of computer science
  2. study of information processing, especially integration and human interaction
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnfəˈmætɪks/ / /ˌɪnfəɹˈmætɪks/ / [ˌɪnfɚˈmæɾɪks]

noun

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

  1. Synonym of computer science.
  2. 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.