Definition: Information technology

From New World Encyclopedia

Etymology

So called as computers are technology for exchanging information.

Noun

information technology (countable and uncountable, plural information technologies)

  1. The practice of creating and/or studying computer systems and applications.
  2. (computing) The computing department of an organization.

Related terms

  • IT
  • information and communications technology / ICT

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