informatics

noun

in·​for·​mat·​ics ˌin-fər-ˈma-tiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: information science

Examples of informatics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cuyahoga County strives to send isolation letters to patients within 24 hours of the department receiving lab results, said Takisha Fuller, deputy director of epidemiology, surveillance and informatics at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. —Julie Washington, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023

Jostins has a strong background in informatics and statistical genetics, and writes about genetic epidemiology and sequencing technology on the his blog Genetic Inference. —Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2012

Reema Poddar, president and CEO of diagnostics and pathway informatics at Philips, said the problem this tool was trying to solve began with the pressure that the healthcare system experienced amid the COVID-19 pandemic. —John Kell, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2022

Astronomers hope informatics will do the same for them. —Preston Lerner, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2011

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary information + -ics

First Known Use

circa 1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for informatics

• acrobatics
• aromatics
• automatics
• hydrostatics
• kinematics
• mathematics
• numismatics
• problematics
• systematics
• telematics
• attics
• mattocks

Medical Definition

informatics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

in·​for·​mat·​ics ˌin-fər-ˈma-tiks 

: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge see bioinformatics