information center


information center

[‚in·fər′mā·shən ‚sen·tər] (communications) Center designed specifically for storing, processing, and retrieving information for dissemination at regular intervals, on demand or selectively, according to express needs of users.

information center

A division within the IT department that supports end-user computing. It is responsible for training users in applications and solving related personal computer problems. The term was widely used when personal computers exploded onto the scene in the 1980s. Today, the term may refer to any type of information source, which is precisely what it sounds like.