informatics

/ˌɪnfərˈmætɪks/
noun
  1. The study of how information is processed, stored, and used by computers and people.
    • The university offers a degree in health informatics to improve patient data management.
    • She decided to major in informatics to learn how to design better computer systems.
    • Informatics helps businesses understand how to organize and analyze large amounts of data.