Main Entry: bio·in·for·mat·ics

Pronunciation: \ˌbī-ō-in-fər-ˈma-tiks\

Function: noun plural but singular in construction

Date: 1988

: the collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biochemical and biological information using computers especially as applied to molecular genetics and genomics

— bio·in·for·mat·ic \-tik\ adjective