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IT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("IT" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Context examples:
Judge Miller’s place, it was called.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
It would take about 300-1,000 viruses lined up side by side to equal the width of a human hair.
(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)
Mastcam sees color very similarly to what human eyes see, although it is actually a little less sensitive to blue than people are.
(Sunset in Mars' Gale Crater, NASA)
It is beginning observations and sending science data back to Earth.
(Rosetta closing in on comet, NASA)
It’s really hard to separate the effects of individual components.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs.
(Abdominal Pain, NIH)
It was uninteresting sewing, but tonight no one grumbled.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Do sit down and talk it over.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
After the end of the product shelf life it is not to be used.
(Medical Product Shelf Life, NCI Thesaurus)
It is available to everyone who has Medicare.
(Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
