information science

noun

: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science

Examples of information science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The university will also contribute expertise in information science. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Business degrees in fields such as marketing and management are the most common, followed by computer and information sciences. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Campbell, who graduated from ISU with a master’s degree in geographic information science, explained that underneath streams, groundwater flows through loose layers of gravel and sand. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026

Benjamin Shestakofsky, a sociologist and information science professor at Cornell University, told Fortune that AI may not yet be sufficiently trained to navigate the complexities of certain problems. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for information science

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience