Information Technology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014309",
  "term": "Information Technology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. The term information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (§ 1194.4)\n\n2. The study, design, development, implementation, support, or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware.",
  "abbreviation": "IT",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Section 508: Accessibility Glossary",
    "Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Data Review Glossary; Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Quality Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/information-technology/"
}