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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Of course, similar claims were made during past great—or even somewhat significant—shifts in information technology. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 Tapia, 46, a New Mexico native but Arizonan by choice, arrived in the Valley of the Sun 26 years ago and started working in the information technology industry. Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025 In such an environment, CFRA's equity analysts say that growth stocks will continue to benefit in a bull market, as will communication services and information technology. Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025 The perfection and integration of superconducting qubits are among the state-of-the-art challenges in quantum information technology. Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for information technology

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of information technology was in 1978

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“Information technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20technology. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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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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