information technology

noun

: the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data

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Teixeira, who worked as an information technology specialist, was convicted last year on federal charges, pleading guilty to six counts of willfully retaining and transmitting national defense information. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025 The job cuts at the L.A. headquarters include Masako Konishi, chief merchandising officer, and a handful of vice presidents, its general counsel, information technology and planning and allocation staff. Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025 When it was all said and done, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% with every sector except information technology falling. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The program demonstrated how relatively low-cost information technologies could be used to spur substantial reductions of air pollution, says Akshaya Jha, an assistant professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University who co-authored the 2022 study. Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for information technology

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of information technology was in 1978

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“Information technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20technology. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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information technology

noun
: the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data

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