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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Alaska Airlines has resumed operations after an information technology problem forced hundreds of its flights to be grounded Thursday night.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
High on this list are firms in the healthcare category and information technology.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The hiring slump is especially hitting professions such as information technology that employ more college graduates, creating nightmarish job hunts for the increasingly smaller number who do complete college.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Of course, similar claims were made during past great—or even somewhat significant—shifts in information technology.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
High on this list are firms in the healthcare category and information technology.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The hiring slump is especially hitting professions such as information technology that employ more college graduates, creating nightmarish job hunts for the increasingly smaller number who do complete college.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Of course, similar claims were made during past great—or even somewhat significant—shifts in information technology.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for information technology
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“Information technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20technology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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