Definitions for information technology
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. information technology, ITnoun

   the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. information technologynoun

   the practice of creating and/or studying computer systems and applications

2. information technologynoun

   the computing department of an organization

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Information technology

   Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system or, more specifically speaking, a computer system – including all hardware, software and peripheral equipment – operated by a limited group of users. Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC, but the term information technology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that "the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology (IT)." Their definition consists of three categories: techniques for processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs.The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several products or services within an economy are associated with information technology, including computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, and e-commerce.Based on the storage and processing technologies employed, it is possible to distinguish four distinct phases of IT development: pre-mechanical (3000 BC – 1450 AD), mechanical (1450–1840), electromechanical (1840–1940), and electronic (1940–present). This article focuses on the most recent period (electronic).

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1. information technology

   Information Technology (IT) is a broad term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information in various forms. Generally, it includes computers, networking, software, and hardware used for the processing and distribution of data. IT involves the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise.

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1. Information technology

   Information technology is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several industries are associated with information technology, such as computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, e-commerce and computer services. In a business context, the Information Technology Association of America has defined information technology as "the study, design, development, application, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems". The responsibilities of those working in the field include network administration, software development and installation, and the planning and management of an organisation's technology life cycle, by which hardware and software is maintained, upgraded, and replaced. Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC, but the term "information technology" in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that "the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology." Based on the storage and processing technologies employed, it is possible to distinguish four distinct phases of IT development: pre-mechanical, mechanical, electromechanical and electronic. This article focuses on the most recent period, which began in about 1940.

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1. information technology

   A variety of forms of computer networks and computer systems.

   Information technology has developed throughout a period of time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2021  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of information technology in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of information technology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of information technology in a Sentence

1. Ken Dychtwald:

   The talent migrating into the field is like nothing I've seen in my 40 years in the field, and they're convinced there is nothing you can't do if you can turn biotechnology into information technology.

2. Trent Telenko:

   Ukraine is throwing smart people at their maintenance issues along with both true mechanized logistics and modern warehousing information technology to help keep track of parts with modern 2D and 3D bar coding on their spares packaging.

3. Kendra Schaefer:

   This would be embarrassing for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, because this is their job, they’re supposed to check Pinduoduo, and the fact that they didn’t find (anything) is embarrassing for the regulator.

4. John Dermody:

   The administration will see this as part of a broader concern about China investing in countries as a threat to make potentially those countries beholden to China or indebted to China and to diminish the United Statess influence in the Western Hemisphere, and I would say that the concern is particularly acute where the investment is going to be in information technology. And in light of the catastrophic damage of the Bahamas, I think that is going to be an issue.

5. Bob Verdun:

   We come in help them sort through that and come up with a strategy to consolidate all their information, technology and data into a common strategy.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=information technology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Information_Technology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=information technology