"information society" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: information societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} information society (plural information societies)
  1. (sociology) A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity. Wikipedia link: information society Categories (topical): Sociology Translations (society where information is a significant activity): societat de la informació [feminine] (Catalan), 信息社會 (Chinese Mandarin), 信息社会 (xìnxī shèhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 資訊社會 (Chinese Mandarin), 资讯社会 (zīxùn shèhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), informační společnost [feminine] (Czech), informationssamfund [neuter] (Danish), informatiemaatschappij [feminine] (Dutch), tietoyhteiskunta (Finnish), société de l’information [feminine] (French), Informationsgesellschaft [feminine] (German), információs társadalom (Hungarian), społeczeństwo informacyjne [neuter] (Polish), sociedade da informação [feminine] (Portuguese), информацио́нное о́бщество (informaciónnoje óbščestvo) [neuter] (Russian), sociedad de la información [feminine] (Spanish), informationssamhälle [neuter] (Swedish), інформаці́йне суспі́льство (informacíjne suspílʹstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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