information system

in·for·ma·tion sys·tem

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Definitions of information system words

noun information system 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. 1
noun information system an integrated set of informational components: the incredibly complex information system of DNA. 1
noun information system Any data processing system, either manual or computerized. 0
noun information system Any telecommunications system whose primary function is to transmit and/or display data. 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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