Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

information and communications technology

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
in-for-ma-tion and -com-mu-ni-ca-tion-s tech-nol-o-gy
IPA
61
Scrabble Score
38
Letters
13
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The computing and communications department of an organization.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

information and communications technologies (plural) information and communication technology (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does information and communications technology mean?
The processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers.

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