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information system

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any data processing system, either manual or computerized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any telecommunications system whose primary function is to transmit and/or display data.

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: data system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system

Narrower terms: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, NASDAQ

History

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Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: sistemi i informacionit — data processing system
  • Arabic: نظام المعلومات (nażām al-maʕlūmāt) — data processing system
  • Armenian: տեղեկատվական համակարգ (teġekatvakan hamakarg) — data processing system
  • Azerbaijani: informasiya sistemi — data processing system
  • Bashkir: мәғлүмәт системаһы (məğlümət sistemahı) — data processing system
  • Basque: informazio-sistema — data processing system
  • Belarusian: інфармацыйная сістэма (infarmacyjnaja sistema) — data processing system
  • Bulgarian: информационна система (informacionna sistema) — data processing system
  • Catalan: sistema d'informació — data processing system
  • Chinese Cantonese: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zi1 seon3 hai6 tung2) — data processing system
  • Chinese: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (chu-sìn hē-thóng) — data processing system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信息系統 /信息系统 (xìnxī xìtǒng, xìnxí xìtǒng) — data processing system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zīxùn xìtǒng) — data processing system
  • Czech: informační systém — data processing system
  • Danish: informationssystem — data processing system
  • Dutch: informatiesysteem — data processing system
  • Esperanto: informa sistemo — data processing system
  • Estonian: infosüsteem — data processing system
  • Finnish: tietojärjestelmä — data processing system
  • Finnish: informaatiojärjestelmä — data processing system
  • Finnish: tietojenkäsittelyjärjestelmä — data processing system
  • French: système d'information — data processing system
  • Galician: sistema de información — data processing system
  • German: Informationssystem — data processing system
  • Hebrew: מערכת מידע — data processing system
  • Hindi: सूचना तंत्र (sūcnā tantra) — data processing system
  • Indonesian: sistem informasi — data processing system
  • Italian: sistema informativo — data processing system
  • Japanese: 情報システム — data processing system
  • Kazakh: ақпарат жүйелері (aqparat jüielerı) — data processing system
  • Korean: 정보 시스템 (jeongbo siseutem) — data processing system
  • Lithuanian: informacinė sistema — data processing system
  • Malay: sistem maklumat — data processing system
  • Mongolian: мэдээллийн систем (medeelliin sistem) — data processing system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: informasjonssystem — data processing system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: IS — data processing system
  • Persian: سامانه اطلاعاتی — data processing system
  • Polish: system informacyjny — data processing system
  • Portuguese: sistema de informação — data processing system
  • Romanian: sistem de procesare a informațiilor — data processing system
  • Romanian: sistem informațional — data processing system
  • Romanian: sistem informatic — data processing system
  • Russian: информационная система (informacionnaja sistema) — data processing system
  • Russian: информационная система (informacionnaja sistjema) — data processing system
  • Inari-Sami: tiätuvuáhádâh — data processing system
  • Northern Sami: diehtovuogádat — data processing system
  • Skolt-Sami: teâttriâšldõk — data processing system
  • Slovak: informačný systém — data processing system
  • Slovene: informacijski sistem — data processing system
  • Spanish: sistema de información — data processing system
  • Swedish: informationssystem — data processing system
  • Swedish: IT-system — data processing system
  • Tagalog: sistema ng impormasyon — data processing system
  • Tamil: தகவல் அமைப்புகள் (takaval amaippukaḷ) — data processing system
  • Thai: ระบบสารสนเทศ — data processing system
  • Turkish: bilgi sistemi — data processing system
  • Ukrainian: інформаційна система (informacijna systema) — data processing system
  • Uzbek: axborot tizimi — data processing system
  • Vietnamese: hệ thống thông tin — data processing system
  • Chinese Cantonese: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zi1 seon3 hai6 tung2) — telecommunications system
  • Chinese: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (chu-sìn hē-thóng) — telecommunications system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信息系統 /信息系统 (xìnxī xìtǒng, xìnxí xìtǒng) — telecommunications system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資訊系統 /资讯系统 (zīxùn xìtǒng) — telecommunications system
  • Finnish: tietoliikennejärjestelmä — telecommunications system
  • French: système d'information — telecommunications system
  • Romanian: sistem de informare — telecommunications system
  • Russian: информационная система (informacionnaja sistjema) — telecommunications system