Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. In particular the use of electronic computers to convert, store, process, transmit, and retrieve information.
The industry undergoes fads where a particular technology is hyped, ie. discussed excessively in industry circles.
... fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European nations formed in 1983.
The initial members were the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and ...