information technology

noun

: the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data

Examples of information technology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Additionally, staffers in the agency’s information technology and human resources divisions said the Controller’s Office generally doesn’t monitor where employees telework. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Kettling was popularized in the 1990s, when activists started using information technologies to outmaneuver police attempting to disperse their protests. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Economic liberalization in the 1990s strengthened that belief, with the expansion of information technology and engineering sectors creating new opportunities for an emerging middle class. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

From healthcare, information technology and construction to advanced manufacturing, entrepreneurship, the military and skilled trades, our region needs talent. — Shanaysha Sauls, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for information technology

• electrophysiology
• micropaleontology
• neuroendocrinology
• otorhinolaryngology
• aetiology
• anthropology
• archaeology
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• audiology
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• climatology
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Kids Definition

information technology

noun

: the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data