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bioinformatics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/
  • US: /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English informatics English bioinformatics From bio- + informatics.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կենսաինֆորմատիկա (kensainformatika) — field of science
  • Azerbaijani: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Belarusian: біяінфарматыка (bijainfarmatyka) — field of science
  • Chinese Cantonese: 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (sang1 mat6 seon3 sik1 hok6) — field of science
  • Chinese Cantonese: 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (sang1 mat6 zi1 seon3 hok6) — field of science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (shēngwù xìnxīxué) — field of science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (shēngwù zīxùnxué) — field of science
  • Czech: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Esperanto: bioinformadiko — field of science
  • Esperanto: biokomputiko — field of science
  • Estonian: bioinformaatika — field of science
  • Finnish: bioinformatiikka — field of science
  • French: bioinformatique — field of science
  • German: Bioinformatik — field of science
  • Greek: βιοπληροφορική (viopliroforikí) — field of science
  • Hungarian: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Icelandic: lífupplýsingafræði — field of science
  • Indonesian: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Irish: bithfhaisnéisíocht — field of science
  • Italian: bioinformatica — field of science
  • Japanese: バイオインフォマティクス (baioinfomatikusu) — field of science
  • Japanese: 生命情報科学 — field of science
  • Japanese: 生物情報学 — field of science
  • Japanese: 情報生命科学 — field of science
  • Kazakh: биоинформатика (bioinformatika) — field of science
  • Khmer: ជីវពត៌មានវិទ្យា (ciiv poadɑɑmien vityie) — field of science
  • Korean: 바이오인포매틱스 (baioinpomaetikseu) — field of science
  • Korean: 생물정보학 (saengmuljeongbohak) — field of science
  • Malay: bioinformatik — field of science
  • Malayalam: ബയോ-ഇൻഫർമാറ്റിക്സ് (bayō-iṉphaṟmāṟṟiks) — field of science
  • Polish: bioinformatyka — field of science
  • Portuguese: bioinformática — field of science
  • Romanian: bioinformatică — field of science
  • Russian: биоинформа́тика (bioinformátika) — field of science
  • Slovak: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Slovene: bioinformatika — field of science
  • Spanish: bioinformática — field of science
  • Swedish: bioinformatik — field of science
  • Tamil: உயிர் தகவலியல் (uyir takavaliyal) — field of science
  • Thai: ชีวสารสนเทศศาสตร์ — field of science
  • Thai: ชีววิทยาเชิงคํานวณ — field of science
  • Turkish: biyoenformatik — field of science
  • Ukrainian: біоінформатика (bioinformatyka) — field of science
  • Vietnamese: tin sinh học — field of science