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information age

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letters)
  1. a period beginning about 1975 and characterized by the gathering and almost instantaneous transmission of vast amounts of information and by the rise of information-based industries.


information age

noun

  1. a time when large amounts of information are widely available to many people, largely through computer technology


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Word History and Origins

Origin of information age1

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

Swift and company know how visible even these decisions are in the information age.

Before the modern information age, there was a sort of justified ignorance.

Sadly for the NRA, we are in the Information Age, and the truth is starting to regularly get past their efforts to thwart it.

Lincoln, however, proved that it was possible to do both, even in an information age.

Benkler, a defense expert witness, testified, however, that Manning's leaks were proportional to the Information Age he lives in.

We are moving from an industrial age built on gears and sweat to an information age demanding skills and learning and flexibility.

Tenth, we must bring the power of the Information Age into all our schools.

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