information (noun)
1information — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, correct, precise ▪ authoritative, credible, reliable ▪ erroneous, false, inaccurate …
2information — ► NOUN 1) facts or knowledge provided or learned. 2) what is conveyed or represented by a particular sequence of symbols, impulses, etc. DERIVATIVES informational adjective …
3information — in·for·ma·tion n: an instrument containing a formal accusation of a crime that is issued by a prosecuting officer and that serves the same function as an indictment presented by a grand jury compare complaint 2, indictment ◇ About half the states …
4information — in‧for‧ma‧tion [ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʆn ǁ fər ] noun [uncountable] 1. facts or details that tell you about something or someone: • This is highly confidential information. • Corporations are making more financial information available to investors. ˈcredit… …
5information science — ˌinformation ˈscience noun [uncountable] the science of collecting, arranging, storing, and sending out information * * * information science UK US noun [U] (also mainly UK informatics) ► IT the study of collecting, organizing, storing, and using …
6information superhighway — ˌinformation ˈsuperhighway noun [singular] COMPUTING the Internet: • Ordinary people now have access to the information superhighway. * * * information superhighway UK US noun [C, usually singular] (also superhighway, also infobahn …
7Information — as a concept has a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning,… …
8information processing — noun the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information • Syn: ↑information science, ↑informatics, ↑IP • Members of this Topic: ↑queue • Hypernyms: ↑science, ↑ …
9information technology — noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information • Syn: ↑IT • Hypernyms: ↑engineering, ↑engineering science, ↑applied science, ↑technology * * * inforˌmation …
10information — noun 1 (U) facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person, event etc: For further information phone the number below. | information that: We have received information that Grant may have left the country. (+ about/on): The… …
