information technologies
Computing and networks
Information technologies, usually abbreviated IT, refers to systems and tools for storing, retrieving, transmitting, and manipulating data—computers, networks, software, and telecommunications infrastructure.
The plural form typically appears in academic or institutional contexts: She earned a degree in information technologies.
In everyday usage, the singular information technology dominates.
- computer networksLinked devices sharing data
- data centerFacility housing networked computers
- server farmFacility housing networked computers
- fileStored collection of data
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
informatics · computing · artificial intelligence · innovation · e-commerce · data · networks · e-learning · software · hardware · open source · clouds · blockchain · drive · communications · smart devices · code · user interface
information technologiespen and paper
Basic tools for correspondence
oral tradition · typewriters · print media · snail mail · card catalogs
information technologiesheavy industry
Capital-intensive manufacturing sector
manufacturing · agriculture · mining · construction · industrial production
information, technology, inform, informed, informing, informant, informer, informative, misinform