information science

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information science

noun information sciences

  1. countable, uncountable A broad and interdisciplinary science that deals with the gathering, classification, storage, manipulation, retrieval and analysis of information as an organized resource.

    Similar: information studies

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noun science

Españolciencias de la información
日本語情報科学
中文信息科學 /信息科学 xìnxī kēxué, 信息學 /信息学 xìnxīxué, 情報學 /情报学 qíngbàoxué, 資訊科學 /资讯科学 zīxùn kēxué, 資訊學 /资讯学 zīxùnxué
Portuguêsciência da informação
Françaissciences de l'information
DeutschInformationswissenschaft
Ελληνικάπληροφορική pliroforikí
Românăștiința informației
Русскийинформацио́нная нау́ка informaciónnaja naúka
العربيةعِلْم المَعْلُومَات ʕilm al-maʕlūmāt

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"information science." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/information%20science. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"information science." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/information%20science.

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@misc{information_science_2026,
  title = {information science},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/information%20science},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}