Accounting Information Systems

Accounting Information Systems
(AIS)
 Computerized information retrieval systems.
 ► “While a convenience to experienced professionals, jargon can form a language barrier that is a formidable obstacle to newcomers. This is perhaps as much the case for accounting and information systems (AIS) professionals as it is for doctors, lawyers, or engineers.” (The CPA Journal, Sept. 1993, p. 80)

American business jargon. 2014.

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