information technology

American  

noun

1. the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. IT

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information technology British  

noun

1.  IT.  the technology of the production, storage, and communication of information using computers and microelectronics

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information technology Scientific  

1. The technology involved with the transmission and storage of information, especially the development, installation, implementation, and management of computer systems within companies, universities, and other organizations.

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Example Sentences

Since the beginning of the decade, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index has commanded an ever-larger percentage of the overall index.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Tesla and China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Dr. Richard Gillespie, Senior Curator in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, launched the project and guided its development.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Moreover, two of the newsletters’ three current favorites typically top the sector rankings at the end of bull markets: Health Care and Information Technology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

“They’re also an entirely different level of security. No one outside of our Information Technology department goes in there.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Related Words

• data processing