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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With this move, information technology is poised to be the best-performing S&P 500 sector for May. Alex Harring,pia Singh, CNBC, 28 May 2025 While serving as an information technology specialist, Teixeira used a secure workstation at his Massachusetts base to conduct hundreds of searches for classified documents related to national defense information that were unrelated to his duties, prosecutors said. Linsey Davis, ABC News, 22 May 2025 Video game information technology platform Futbin, a third-party business orbiting the popular EA Sports FC soccer franchise, has not always gotten along with publisher Electronic Arts. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025 Jabbar served in the U.S. Army from 2007 to 2015, completing a tour in Afghanistan, and later transitioned into a civilian career in information technology. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 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 5 Jun. 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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