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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Olathe tax dollars pay for the salaries of city employees, from city managers and police captains, to municipal judges and information technology managers.
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Kendrick Calfee
february 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
His rise was connected to so many aspects of modern American life, from reality television and information technology to gender politics and deindustrialization, that weaving it in seemed not just natural but inevitable.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, information technology — dominated by Apple , Nvidia and Microsoft — and communication services — where Meta and Google parent Alphabet are the biggest players — have fallen below their respective five-year averages over the past six months.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Decades ago, the Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Solow correctly predicted that the advent of information technology wouldn’t lead to a measurable surge in productivity, and instead would lead to a slow in productivity growth.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kendrick Calfee
february 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
His rise was connected to so many aspects of modern American life, from reality television and information technology to gender politics and deindustrialization, that weaving it in seemed not just natural but inevitable.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, information technology — dominated by Apple , Nvidia and Microsoft — and communication services — where Meta and Google parent Alphabet are the biggest players — have fallen below their respective five-year averages over the past six months.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Decades ago, the Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Solow correctly predicted that the advent of information technology wouldn’t lead to a measurable surge in productivity, and instead would lead to a slow in productivity growth.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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