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

Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

These, among others, include germanium-76 and silicon-28 and are increasingly used in quantum information science and advanced semiconductor technologies. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 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

Shannon introduced the concept of entropy into information science from Physics. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 11 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