No. 2,270 in French

informatique

The study or use of computers and technology for storing, retrieving, and transmitting information (computing/IT).

In a sentence

L'informatique joue un rôle essentiel dans notre société moderne.
Computing plays an essential role in our modern society.
In this sentence, "informatique" is used as a subject to represent the field of study and industry related to computer science and computing technology.
Elle a obtenu un diplôme en informatique à l'université.
She obtained a degree in computer science at the university.
Here, "informatique" refers to an academic field or program focused on computer science.
Je travaille dans le secteur de l'informatique, en développant des logiciels.
I work in the computing sector, developing software.
In this example, "informatique" represents the professional and industrial domain related to computing and information technology.

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