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information system

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noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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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It was incorrectly reported on Fifa's commentator information system that Paredes had been sent off by referee Slavko Vincic for pushing Garcia by the throat.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

We need a whole new information system so that we understand what's going on and can measure it.

From Salon May 29, 2024

They then used geographic information system software to generate spatial probability estimations based on these known outbreaks.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

The text of the bill was not immediately available in the state’s online information system.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

Dye Agency, German information system, r92, x93, 1957 197.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor

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