Information island
jargon
A body of information (i.e. electronic files) that needs to be shared but has no network connection.
(1995-03-16)
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The planning, budgeting, control and exploitation of the information resources in an organisation. The term encompasses both the information itself and the related aspects such as personnel, finance, marketing, organisation and technologies and systems. Information Managers are responsible for the coordination and integration of a wide range of information handling activities within the organisation. These […]
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- Information-processing
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- Information processing language
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