bioinformatics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English informatics English bioinformatics From bio- + informatics.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz 23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by authoritarian regimes.
2025 April 1, Thomas Claburn, “Genetic data repo OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it”, in The Register:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| bio-informatics | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
glycobioinformatics · translational bioinformatics
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Translations (44)
ga bithfhaisnéisíocht (field of science) · ko 생물정보학 (field of science) · es bioinformática (field of science) · is lífupplýsingafræði (field of science) · cs bioinformatika (field of science) · ja 生物情報学 (field of science) · sl bioinformatika (field of science) · el βιοπληροφορική (field of science) · uk біоінформатика (field of science) · kk биоинформатика (field of science) · fr bioinformatique (field of science) · ms bioinformatik (field of science) · tr biyoenformatik (field of science) · eo biokomputiko (field of science) · sk bioinformatika (field of science) · cmn 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (field of science) · it bioinformatica (field of science) · pl bioinformatyka (field of science) · ja 情報生命科学 (field of science) · de Bioinformatik (field of science) · be біяінфарматыка (field of science) · vi tin sinh học (field of science) · ta உயிர் தகவலியல் (field of science) · yue 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (field of science) · hy կենսաինֆորմատիկա (field of science) · ja 生命情報科学 (field of science) · th ชีวสารสนเทศศาสตร์ (field of science) · pt bioinformática (field of science) · th ชีววิทยาเชิงคำนวณ (field of science) · eo bioinformadiko (field of science) · yue 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (field of science) · ru биоинформа́тика (field of science) · ml ബയോ-ഇൻഫർമാറ്റിക്സ് (field of science) · sv bioinformatik (field of science) · fi bioinformatiikka (field of science) · km ជីវពត៌មានវិទ្យា (field of science) · hu bioinformatika (field of science) · az bioinformatika (field of science) · id bioinformatika (field of science) · ro bioinformatică (field of science) · ko 바이오인포매틱스 (field of science) · ja バイオインフォマティクス (field of science) · cmn 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (field of science) · et bioinformaatika (field of science)