Meanings
nouninformation society (plural information societies)
plural information societies
- human sciencesA society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.
Translations
Bulgarian информацио́нно общество́
- информацио́нно общество́ (informaciónno obštestvó)society where information is a significant activity
Catalan societat de la informació
- societat de la informaciósociety where information is a significant activity
Chinese Mandarin 信息社會 /信息社会, 資訊社會 /资讯社会
- 信息社會 /信息社会 (xìnxī shèhuì)society where information is a significant activity
- 資訊社會 /资讯社会 (zīxùn shèhuì)society where information is a significant activity
Czech informační společnost
- informační společnostsociety where information is a significant activity
Danish informationssamfund
- informationssamfundsociety where information is a significant activity
Dutch informatiemaatschappij
- informatiemaatschappijsociety where information is a significant activity
Finnish tietoyhteiskunta
- tietoyhteiskuntasociety where information is a significant activity
French société de l’information
- société de l’informationsociety where information is a significant activity
German Informationsgesellschaft
- Informationsgesellschaftsociety where information is a significant activity
Hungarian információs társadalom
- információs társadalomsociety where information is a significant activity
Polish społeczeństwo informacyjne
- społeczeństwo informacyjnesociety where information is a significant activity
Portuguese sociedade da informação
- sociedade da informaçãosociety where information is a significant activity
Russian информацио́нное о́бщество
- информацио́нное о́бщество (informaciónnoje óbščestvo)society where information is a significant activity
Spanish sociedad de la información
- sociedad de la informaciónsociety where information is a significant activity
Swedish informationssamhälle
- informationssamhällesociety where information is a significant activity
Ukrainian інформаці́йне суспі́льство
- інформаці́йне суспі́льство (informacíjne suspílʹstvo)society where information is a significant activity
Cite this entry
APA
information society. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20society
MLA
“information society.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20society. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information society,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20society.
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