information science
noun
: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science
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And though attacks against telecom providers are not unusual, this kind of brute force method is almost unheard of, said Butler, a professor of computer and information science and engineering at the University of Florida.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Beckett is about to graduate from CU with a degree in information sciences.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a professor of information science at Syracuse University, said people should keep that in mind.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Popular majors include computer science, information science, biology, psychology and public health.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Beckett is about to graduate from CU with a degree in information sciences.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a professor of information science at Syracuse University, said people should keep that in mind.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Popular majors include computer science, information science, biology, psychology and public health.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Information science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20science. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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