toIs

Tois is a term that does not have a single, widely accepted definition in English. The most prominent use is as a lowercase variant of TOIS, an acronym for ACM Transactions on Information Systems. TOIS is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published by the Association for Computing Machinery and covers topics related to information systems, including database systems, information retrieval, data mining, knowledge management, and system design. The journal aims to publish original research, surveys, and methodological advances that contribute to both the theory and practice of information systems.

Beyond this acronym, "tois" may appear as a proper noun in various languages, typically as a surname or as part of a place name. In such contexts it derives from local linguistic roots and does not carry a standard, cross‑domain meaning. Without additional context, there is no universal definition for the lowercase term.

In practice, if encountered in text, it is usually clear from capitalization and surrounding context whether "tois" refers to the acronym TOIS or to a proper noun. The standard acronym form is TOIS rather than tois, and most authoritative references use the uppercase version for the journal. See also TOIS (disambiguation) for related uses.