information science

noun

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

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information studiesinformaticsinformation processingIP
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Meanings

nouninformation science (countable and uncountable, plural information sciences)

plural information sciences

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

    Synonyms: information studies

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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information studies

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information

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informaticsinformation processingIP
Broader
sciencescientific discipline
Also see
informaticsinformation processinginformation studiesip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic عِلْم المَعْلُومَات
  • عِلْم المَعْلُومَات (ʕilm al-maʕlūmāt)science
Chinese Mandarin 信息科學 /信息科学, 信息學 /信息学
  • 信息科學 /信息科学 (xìnxī kēxué)science
  • 信息學 /信息学 (xìnxīxué)science
  • 情報學 /情报学 (qíngbàoxué)science
  • 資訊科學 /资讯科学 (zīxùn kēxué)science
  • 資訊學 /资讯学 (zīxùnxué)science
Czech informační věda
  • informační vědascience
Danish informationsvidenskab
  • informationsvidenskabscience
Esperanto informatiko, inform-scienco
  • informatikoscience
  • inform-sciencoscience
Finnish informaatiotiede, informaatiotutkimus
  • informaatiotiedescience
  • informaatiotutkimusscience
French sciences de l'information
  • sciences de l'informationscience
German Informationswissenschaft
  • Informationswissenschaftscience
Greek πληροφορική
  • πληροφορική (pliroforikí)science
Hungarian információtudomány, informatika
  • információtudományscience
  • informatikascience
Indonesian ilmu informasi
  • ilmu informasiscience
Japanese 情報科学
  • 情報科学science
Malay sains maklumat
  • sains maklumatscience
Persian علوم اطلاعرسانی, علوم اطلاعات
  • علوم اطلاعرسانیscience
  • علوم اطلاعاتscience
Polish informacja naukowa
  • informacja naukowascience
Portuguese ciência da informação
  • ciência da informaçãoscience
Romanian știința informației
  • știința informațieiscience
Russian информацио́нная нау́ка
  • информацио́нная нау́ка (informaciónnaja naúka)science
Spanish ciencias de la información
  • ciencias de la informaciónscience
Swedish informationsvetenskap
  • informationsvetenskapscience
Thai วิทยาการสารสนเทศ
  • วิทยาการสารสนเทศscience
Turkish bilgi bilimi
  • bilgi bilimiscience
Cite this entry
APA

information science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20science

MLA

“information science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20science. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information science,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20science.

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