| information science n. The science that is concerned with the gathering, manipulation, classification, storage, and retrieval of recorded knowledge. |
information science
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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the science of the collection, evaluation, organization, and dissemination of information, often employing computers
information science ( n f r-m  shn) The scientific study of the gathering, manipulation, classification, storage, and retrieval of recorded knowledge. Information science involves the development and analysis of methods of classifying information, as in a library's card catalog, as well as the use of computer systems for archiving information and identifying and retrieving information relevant to specific purposes. Information science also deals with the history of recorded information in various writing systems and media such as papyrus, paper, and microfiche. |
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| Noun | 1. |  information science - the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded informationscience, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures human language technology, natural language processing, NLP - the branch of information science that deals with natural language information cybernetics - (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems) queue - (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted |
Translations
information science n → scienza dell'informazione
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