information technology
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The practice of creating and/or studying computer systems and applications.
- Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Capitalized The computing department of an organization.
- Have you spoken with Information Technology about this little workaround? And with Legal? You know that both of them frown on shadow IT because it's a big security risk, right?
- Related terms
- information and communications technology, ICT