TheterminformationtechnologywascoinedbytheHarvardBusinessReview,
inordertomakeadistinctionbetweenpurpose-builtmachinesdesigned
toperformalimitedscopeoffunctionsandgeneral-purposecomputing
machinesthatcouldbeprogrammedforvarioustasks.AstheITindustry
evolvedfromthemid-20thcentury