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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By comparison, the United States produces far fewer graduates (around 4.1 million overall in 2022), with only 112,000 graduating with computer and information science degrees.
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Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The former Bachelorette was an Alpha Chi Omega at the University of Alabama, and graduated in 2017 with a degree in communication and information sciences.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 10 May 2025
Nationwide, international students earn 64 percent of doctorates in computer and information sciences, 57 percent of those in engineering, and 54 percent of those in mathematics and statistics.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
For example, the National Science Foundation’s annual budget for computer and information science and engineering is around $1 billion.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The former Bachelorette was an Alpha Chi Omega at the University of Alabama, and graduated in 2017 with a degree in communication and information sciences.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 10 May 2025
Nationwide, international students earn 64 percent of doctorates in computer and information sciences, 57 percent of those in engineering, and 54 percent of those in mathematics and statistics.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
For example, the National Science Foundation’s annual budget for computer and information science and engineering is around $1 billion.
—Moshe Y. Vardi, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Information science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20science. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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