Spanish word

informática

Pronunciation

IPA/infoɾˈmatika/

Meaning

  • feminine nouninformation technology, computer science

Example

Necesito un curso de informática.

I need a course in information technology.

Illustration for informática (information technology)

More examples

Mi hermana tiene buenos conocimientos de informática.

My sister has good knowledge of information technology.

Core concept

Technology and methods for using computers to store, process, and analyze data.

Common phrases

  • clase de informática

    information technology class

  • conocimientos de informática

    knowledge of information technology

  • curso en línea de informática

    online information technology course

Similar words

tecnología de la información: Organizational IT infrastructure and practices for storing, transmitting, and securing information.
computación: Academic and technical field about using computers for computation and large-scale data processing.
programación: Writing code to implement algorithms and instruct computers how to perform tasks.
software: Collections of programs and apps that run on devices to perform specific tasks.

Definition in Spanish

Conjunto de conocimientos y herramientas relacionadas con el uso de computadoras y software para el procesamiento de información.

Word origin

From French informatique, formed from information and automatique to name computer-based information processing and adopted into Spanish in the 20th century.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Spanish informática commonly names courses, jobs, or skills in IT and does not mean 'information' as facts.

Other meanings

  • computingnoun

Related words

  • informáticoinformation technology professionalnoun
  • informatizarcomputerizeverb

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