information meaning
EN[ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] [ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən] [-eɪʃən]US
WInformation
- Information (shortened as info or info.) is that which informs, i.e.
- At its most fundamental, information is any propagation of cause and effect within a system. Information is conveyed either as the content of a message or through direct or indirect observation of some thing.
- Information can be encoded into various forms for transmission and interpretation (for example, information may be encoded into signs, and transmitted via signals). It can also be encrypted for safe storage and communication.
FR information
- NounPLinformationsPREinfo-SUF-ation
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- I need some more information about this issue.
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
- For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
- (law) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
- (obsolete) The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
- (now rare) The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
- (now rare) The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.
- (computing).
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data.
- (Information Technology Industry Jargon) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- If you use computer applications that let you access information from a database system, you're probably a mere mortal.
- I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up.
- We are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Information acquired in that way, makes an impression ; this "boning" up for an examination is all right as a finishing touch, but it will not last.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The brain automatically filters out useless information.
- This structure contains both date and timezone information.
- The calcein stain was retained over an annual cycle comprising multiple moults, demonstrating that pterocardiac ossicles retain chronological information.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of information in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
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Source: Wiktionary