information (noun)
11information manager — UK US noun [C] IT, WORKPLACE ► a person who is responsible for the systems that provide information to the people in a company or organization, and for protecting information that must be kept private: »Whether it s email, Web searching, managing …
12information scientist — noun see information science * * * information scientist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑inform …
13information exchange — ➔ exchange1 * * * information exchange UK US noun [C or U] ► IT, COMMUNICATIONS the act of people, companies, and organizations passing information from one to another, especially electronically, or a system that allows them to do this: »The… …
14information management — ➔ management * * * information management UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION IM) ► IT the process of collecting, organizing, storing, and providing information within a company or organization: »an information management system » …
15information highway — see ↑information superhighway below. • • • Main Entry: ↑inform information superhighway or information highway noun A collective name for digital electronic telecommunication systems, including computer networks (esp the Internet), cable and… …
16information system — ➔ system * * * information system UK US noun [C] ► IT, WORKPLACE a computer system within a company or organization for sharing information: »The success of even the best executive information system will be determined by the skill of those who… …
17information technology — ➔ technology * * * information technology UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION IT) ► IT the science and activity of using computers and software to store and send information: »He was considering a career in information technology …
18information asset — UK US noun [C] ► (also information resource) WORKPLACE a piece of information, such an employee record, a customer list, or a financial report, that is valuable to a company or organization ► COMMUNICATIONS a part of the media (= ways of… …
19information commissioner — UK US noun [C] LAW, GOVERNMENT ► an official in some governments who is responsible for letting the public see government information, and giving people the right to protect personal information: »Guidance issued by the information commissioner… …
20information desk — UK US noun [C] ► a place in a public building, store, etc. where you can go to get information, for example about where to find things in the building: »I asked at the station information desk where the taxi rank was. »She works behind the… …
