information system

noun

1. a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself:

   the use of information systems to solve business problems.

2. an integrated set of informational components:

   the incredibly complex information system of DNA.

Word History and Origins

Origin of information system¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Worldwide Environmental Products Inc was awarded a contract in 2019 for the supply, installation, commission, calibration and maintenance of vehicle testing equipment, integrated test lane software, all associated IT hardware, licences and management information systems.

From BBC

Navarrete, a professor of coding and computer information systems at Cal State Dominguez Hills from Mexico, and Arroyo, a former film critic from Spain, both volunteered at the school’s book fair.

From Los Angeles Times

Prof Efpraxia Zamani, associate professor of information systems at Durham University Business School, said flexible working offered lots of benefits to women but there was a flip side.

From BBC

Her information systems skills “could be applied to professional corporate data analysis and web development,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

I have studied the news media for over 50 years and, along with other scholars, have identified some major limitations of our public information system.

From Salon