information science

noun

: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science

Examples of information science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today, researchers are looking toward building quantum computers and ways to securely transfer information using an entirely new sister field called quantum information science. William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024 What Dorothy Porter’s Life Meant for Black Studies Dorothy Porter, a Black woman pioneer in library and information science, created an archive that structured a new field. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 At Stony Brook, McInnis also shares responsibility for overseeing Brookhaven National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility for particle physics and nuclear energy, data, and quantum information sciences. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024 Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for information science 

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of information science was in 1955

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“Information science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20science. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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