informática

Definitions of informática
  1. noun
    the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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    types:
    IA, inteligencia artificial
    the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively
    traducción automática
    the use of computers to translate from one language to another
    robótica
    the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
    type of:
    ciencia aplicada, ingeniería, tecnología
    the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
  2. noun
    the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
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    types:
    cibernética
    (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
    type of:
    ciencias, disciplina científica
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
  3. noun
    (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
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    types:
    teleproceso, teletratamiento
    data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
    multiprocesamiento
    simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
    PID
    automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system
    type of:
    procesamiento
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
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