informatics
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6.0
- noun
- /ɪnˈfɔːrmætɪks/
- Specialized
:
informática
- As a student of informatics, I am learning how to effectively manage large sets of information.
- Nursing Informatics
- biodiversity informatics
- medical informatics
Examples
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Nurses with higher levels of education and skill sets can take even greater roles in nurse informatics or leadership.
Academic text (2013) -
The course will cover topics in informatics, including data processing and system design.
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"We have a nice space, a core informatics staff, a lot of scientists around," says Smith.
Academic text (2007) -
Plan how you want to best develop your own documentation and informatics skills.
Academic text (2015) -
We authors support informatics research that moves in this direction.
Academic text (2015) -
VA reorganized several years ago, creating the Office of Informatics and Analytics.
Academic text (2013) -
Each of the following directives enhances the power base of nurses within the field of informatics.
Academic text (2015) -
To use that information to discover associations with disease, he foresees that new analytical and informatics methods will be required.
Academic text (2012) -
The DNP role emphasizes the use of informatics to discover evidence-based information and turn that evidence into best practices.
Academic text (2010) -
Conabio mainly focuses on biodiversity informatics (data, information, and knowledge) needed to support the decision-making of users.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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3.5
The study and work with computers and systems to handle information
25
3.5
The use of computers and networks to store, find and send data
3
4.0
Methods for collecting, storing, and using data with computers
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3.8
The study of how people collect, organize, store, and find information using computers
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3.8
An area that uses computers and networks to store, find, and send information
How Applied
- Specialized
8
4.0
- Specialized
4
6.0
- Specialized
36
3.2
- Specialized
1
3.8
- Specialized
1
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
informatics = information (transparent) = information + ics
Formed from 'information' plus the productive field-of-study suffix '-ics', so the meaning 'the study of information' is directly derivable for learners familiar with '-ics' formations.
Etymology
The word informatics comes from information plus the ending -ics, which means 'the study of', so it is the study of collecting, storing, and using information with computers.