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

Instead, the country faces a rapidly weakening rupee, dwindling net foreign investment, and worries that artificial intelligence will take a wrecking ball to the information technology industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The information technology sector, in fact, has risen more than 18% this month, nearly four times the gains booked in health care, and has risen nearly 30% since the start of the year.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Fed officials noted that recent price increases in the information technology and software sectors had contributed to higher inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The fears may be elevated in areas where technology is more easily adopted to replicate information technology work, reshaping that workforce.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They are employees of multinational industry: pharmaceutical salespeople, electronic engineers, information technology managers, accountants, data analysts, plant managers, regional vice presidents, biotechnologists, bankers, manufacturers’ representatives, and franchise chain managers.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Related Words

• data processing