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

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

The breakthrough could influence a wide range of fields, including advanced microscopy, nanophotonics, superconductivity, and quantum information science. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026

In the 30 years since Shor’s discovery, interest and investment in quantum information science have skyrocketed. —Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

Another key finding from the latest enrollment data was a big decline in students studying computer and information sciences. —Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for information science

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