information system

noun

Any data processing system, either manual or computerized.

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data system
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Meanings

nouninformation system (plural information systems)

plural information systems

  1. Any data processing system, either manual or computerized.
  2. Any telecommunications system whose primary function is to transmit and/or display data.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsystem consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization

Similar
data system
Broader
system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic نظام المعلومات
  • نظام المعلومات (nażām al-maʕlūmāt)data processing system
Basque informazio-sistema
  • informazio-sistemadata processing system
Bulgarian информационна система
  • информационна система (informacionna sistema)data processing system
Catalan sistema d'informació
  • sistema d'informaciódata processing system
Chinese Cantonese 資訊系統 /资讯系统, 資訊系統 /资讯系统
  • 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zi¹ seon³ hai⁶ tung²)data processing system
  • 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zi¹ seon³ hai⁶ tung²)telecommunications system
Chinese Mandarin 信息系統 /信息系统, 資訊系統 /资讯系统
  • 信息系統 /信息系统 (xìnxī xìtǒng, xìnxí xìtǒng)data processing system
  • 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zīxùn xìtǒng)data processing system
  • 信息系統 /信息系统 (xìnxī xìtǒng, xìnxí xìtǒng)telecommunications system
  • 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zīxùn xìtǒng)telecommunications system
Czech informační systém
  • informační systémdata processing system
Danish informationssystem
  • informationssystemdata processing system
Dutch informatiesysteem
  • informatiesysteemdata processing system
Esperanto informa sistemo
  • informa sistemodata processing system
Estonian infosüsteem
  • infosüsteemdata processing system
Finnish tietojärjestelmä, informaatiojärjestelmä
  • tietojärjestelmädata processing system
  • informaatiojärjestelmädata processing system
  • tietojenkäsittelyjärjestelmädata processing system
  • tietoliikennejärjestelmätelecommunications system
French système d'information, système d'information
  • système d'informationdata processing system
  • système d'informationtelecommunications system
German Informationssystem
  • Informationssystemdata processing system
Hebrew מערכת מידע
  • מערכת מידעdata processing system
Hindi सूचना तंत्र
  • सूचना तंत्र (sūcnā tantra)data processing system
Indonesian sistem informasi
  • sistem informasidata processing system
Italian sistema informativo
  • sistema informativodata processing system
Japanese 情報システム
  • 情報システムdata processing system
Korean 정보 시스템
  • 정보 시스템 (jeongbo siseutem)data processing system
Lithuanian informacinė sistema
  • informacinė sistemadata processing system
Malay sistem maklumat
  • sistem maklumatdata processing system
Norwegian Bokmål informasjonssystem, IS
  • informasjonssystemdata processing system
  • ISdata processing system
Persian سامانه اطلاعاتی
  • سامانه اطلاعاتیdata processing system
Polish system informacyjny
  • system informacyjnydata processing system
Portuguese sistema de informação
  • sistema de informaçãodata processing system
Romanian sistem de procesare a informațiilor, sistem informațional
  • sistem de procesare a informațiilordata processing system
  • sistem informaționaldata processing system
  • sistem informaticdata processing system
  • sistem de informaretelecommunications system
Russian информационная система, информационная система
  • информационная система (informacionnaja sistema)data processing system
  • информационная система (informacionnaja sistjema)data processing system
  • информационная система (informacionnaja sistjema)telecommunications system
Slovak informačný systém
  • informačný systémdata processing system
Spanish sistema de información
  • sistema de informacióndata processing system
Swedish informationssystem, IT-system
  • informationssystemdata processing system
  • IT-systemdata processing system
Tagalog sistema ng impormasyon
  • sistema ng impormasyondata processing system
Tamil தகவல் அமைப்புகள்
  • தகவல் அமைப்புகள் (takaval amaippukaḷ)data processing system
Thai ระบบสารสนเทศ
  • ระบบสารสนเทศdata processing system
Turkish bilgi sistemi
  • bilgi sistemidata processing system
Ukrainian інформаційна система
  • інформаційна система (informacijna systema)data processing system
Vietnamese hệ thống thông tin
  • hệ thống thông tindata processing system
Cite this entry
APA

information system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20system

MLA

“information system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20system. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information system,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20system.

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