information technology

noun

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

information technology

noun

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

information technology

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.

Example Sentences

The boom of the post-Cold War 1990s gave rise to new information technologies, new enterprises and new riches.

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Analysts project S&P 500 collective profits to rise 8.8% from last year, with information technology and communication services contributing 35%.

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Tech was particularly hard hit, with the S&P 500 information technology sector tumbling 4%, eroding part of its staggering 45% gain over the past six months.

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The combined companies are on track to achieve more than $600 million in synergies by combining back-office functions, including information technology, and reducing overlapping staff.

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The BBC has reached out to India's home and information technology ministries for comment.

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Related Words

• data processing