n. A set of programs and related data designed to help with analysis and decision making. A decision support system provides more help in formulating decisions than a management information system (MIS) or an executive information system (EIS). It includes a database, a body of knowledge about the subject area, a “language” used to formulate problems and questions, and a modeling program for testing alternative decisions. Acronym: DSS. Compare executive information system, management information system.
