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

Ryan Schuetzler, an assistant professor of information systems at Brigham Young University, has been studying chatbots, and how people respond to them.

From Freakonomics

Hosley earned his undergraduate degree in finance from Penn State University and a master’s degree in management information systems from Boston University.

From Washington Blade

Yet it holds important implications for growing concerns about disinformation, ownership and control of our news and information systems, the rights of audiences and the future of our democracy.

From Washington Post

She faulted health-care providers who are failing to collect or provide data on race and ethnicity, leaving gaps in the city’s immunization information system.

From Washington Post

“VAMS was intended to fill a need that states and jurisdictions were not equipped to do themselves,” says Noam Arzt, the president of HLN Consulting, which helps build health information systems.

From MIT Technology Review

The country boosts around 1.5 million schools, according to the District Information System for Education.

From The Daily Beast

I loved the GPS, entertainment and battery information system, called Oscar.

From The Daily Beast

The device, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, matches data against existing criminal databases.

From The Daily Beast