Information Science

Information Systems

Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

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Synonyms

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  • Information System
  • Ancillary Information Systems
  • Emergency Care Information Systems
  • Information Retrieval Systems
  • Perinatal Information System
  • Ancillary Information System
  • Information Retrieval System
  • Information System, Ancillary
  • Information System, Perinatal
  • Perinatal Information Systems
  • Systems, Information Retrieval

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

for automated systems do not coord with AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; for medical information systems do not coord with MEDICINE

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History Note

82; was INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 1966-81; EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS was see EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 1987-91

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  1. L01w.313w.500w.750w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Information Systems. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007256. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007256
  2. Information Systems. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system
  3. Information Systems. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121182