information system
Americannoun
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a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself.
the use of information systems to solve business problems.
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an integrated set of informational components.
the incredibly complex information system of DNA.
Etymology
Origin of information system
First recorded in 1900–05
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