from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Management Information System
MIS
<application> (MIS) A computer system, usually based on a
{mainframe} or {minicomputer}, designed to provide management
personnel with up-to-date information on an organisation's
performance, e.g. inventory and sales. These systems output
information in a form that is useable by managers at all
levels of the organisation: strategic, tactical, and
operational. A good example of an MIS report is an annual
report for a stockholder (a scheduled report).
[Que's Computer User's Dictionary Second Edition, 1992].
(2001-04-01)