Informatics (disambiguation)
Introduction '''Informatics''' is the study of the structure, behaviour, and interactions of natural and engineered computational systems. '''Informatics''' may refer to:* Computer science, the scientific study of algorithms, information and computation* Computing, any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers* Computer engineering (called ''technical informatics''), the creating of computing hardware* Information science, an interdisciplinary study of information* Data science, the field related to data analysis and data engineering* Information technology, the study, design, development, implementation, support, or management of computer-based information systems,* Cognitive science, study of information processing in natural systems (called 'cognitive informatics')* Computational science, solving computational problems in natural sciences* Information engineering* Engineering informatics (not to be confused with informatics engineering, Southern European term)* Library science
Other uses * Informatics General, previously Informatics, Inc., leading independent software company 1962-1985* Informatics Europe, an association for European PhD-granting computer and information science departments* Informatics for Consumer Health, a U.S. governmental health body* Informatics Corporation of America, a U.S. healthcare information company * Informatics Forum, major building at University of Edinburgh * ''Informatics.nic.in'', a quarterly e-Governance publication* Informatics Institute of Technology, educational entity in Sri Lanka* Informatics Philippines, an educational institution
See also * Informetrics* Info-metrics