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information science
n.
The science that is concerned with the gathering,
manipulation, classification, storage, and retrieval of recorded
knowledge.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009.
Published by Houghton
Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
information science
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the
science of the collection, evaluation, organization, and dissemination of
information, often employing computers
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information science
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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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by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun
1.
information science - the sciences concerned with
gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded
information
informatics, information processing, IP
science, 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
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