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1. Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity
2. Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
   uncountable, usually
3. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
4. someone who tells or informs. He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been. informant مُخْبِر информатор informante informátor, -ka der Gewährsmann meddeler πληροφοριοδότηςinformante informant خبرچین tietolähde informateur/-trice מוֹסֵר מֵידָע सूचना देने वाला, सूचक izvjestitelj informátor; adatközlő informan heimildamaður, uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 情報提供者 통보자, 정보 제공자 informatorius informators; informētājs informan zegsmanhjemmelsmann, kilde, informanti...
5. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
   uncountable, usually
6. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification
7. facts told or knowledge gained or given. Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information. inligting مَعلومات информация informação informace; vědomost die Information information; oplysning πληροφορίεςinformación teave اطلاع tieto renseignement, informationמידע सूचना, जानकारी obavijest, informacija felvilágosítás, információ informasi upplÿsingar informazione 情報 정보 informacija informācija; ziņ...
8. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
   uncountable, usually
9. 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
10. giving useful information. an informative book. insiggewend غَني بالمَعْلومات информативен informativo instruktivní informativ informerende; oplysende κατατοπιστικός, πληροφοριακόςinformativo teaberikas آموزنده informatiivinen instructif מַקנֶה יֶדַע सूचनात्मक informativan tájékoztató informatif upplÿsandi, fræðandi informativo, istruttivo 情報に富んだ 정보를 제공하는, 유익한 informatyvus informatīvs memberi maklumat leerzaaminstruktiv, informativ, opplysendepouczający آموزنده informativo (cu carac­ter) info...
11. 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.
    countable, usually
12. The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation
13. a person who informs against a criminal etc. getuie مُخْبِر، مُبْلِغ، واشٍ доносник informante udavač, -ka der Ankläger angiver πληροφοριοδότης, καταδότηςdelator; informador, chivato ülesandja جاسوس ilmiantaja indicateur/-trice מלשין सूचना दाता prokazivač, doušnik feljelentő informan uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 密告者 정보 제공자 įskundėjas informētājs; ziņotājs pemberi maklumat verklikkertyster, angiver, sladrehankdonosiciel جاسوس،ځري informador informator осведомитель udavač, -ka ovaduh ...
    etc
14. The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
15. a fast computer channel through which information, pictures etc are sent from one computer to another. inligtingsnelweg قَناة المَعلومات السَّريعه في الكومبيوتر информационна магистрала super estrada da informação informační dálnice die Informationsautobahn informationsmotorvejen δίκτυο υπολογιστών για ταχεία μεταφορά δεδομένων autopista de la información infokiirtee شبکه کامپوتری اطلاعاتی tiedon valtatie autoroute de ll'nformation מידע जानकारी informacijski kanal információs szupersztráda sa...
    etc
16. The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
    archaic, uncountable, usually
17. the study and use of electronic systems and computers for storing, analysing and utilizing information. inligtingstegnologie تِكنولوجيا المعلومات информационни технологии tecnologia da informação informační technologie die Informationstechnologie informationsteknologi η τεχνολογία της πληροφορικής, πληροφορικήinformática infotehnoloogia فناوری اطلاعات tietotekniikka informatique מַעֲרכוֹת מֵידָע खबर informatička tehnologija informatika, információtechnológia teknologi informasi informatica 情報...
18. The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.
    archaic, uncountable, usually
19. información; informe.
20. The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
    formal, uncountable, usually
21. Knowledge or facts learned, especially about a certain subject or event. See Synonyms at knowledge.
22. Divine inspiration.
    uncountable, usually
23. The act of informing or the condition of being informed; communication of knowledge: Safety instructions are provided for the information of our passengers.
24. A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
    uncountable, usually
25. Computers Processed, stored, or transmitted data.
    Computers
26. Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
    uncountable, usually
27. The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
    uncountable, usually
28. Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“And now we come to the third keystone, information.⁸ Information may be thought of as a reduction in entropy—as the ingredient that distinguishes an orderly, structured system from the vast set of random, useless ones.⁹ Imagine pages of random characters tapped out by a monkey at a typewriter, or a stretch of white noise from a radio tuned between channels, or a screenful of confetti from a corrupted computer file. Each of these objects can take trillions of different forms, each as boring as the next. But now suppose that the devices are controlled by a signal that arranges the characters or sound waves or pixels into a pattern that correlates with something in the world: the Declaration of Independence, the opening bars of “Hey Jude,” a cat wearing sunglasses. We say that the signal transmits information about the Declaration or the song or the cat.¹⁰”

“I need some more information about this issue.”

“And ſo much yet did this contagion breake foorth to the harme of manie Inhabitants of his Towne, who affected the Vicont, that they which were encountred by the kinges troupes, (information being geuen of their demeanor) they were iudged to be of good prize, and voluntarely paid ranſom.”

“It is usual to obtain by means of a census a good deal of information beyond the bare fact of the number of persons whose existence is, for the purposes of the census, taken cognizance of. Part of this information is obtained for purposes connected with the administration of the state, such as that contained in replies to questions as to the religion, profession, &c., of the individuals numbered.”

“By accessing personal electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers, Chinese connected software applications can access and capture vast swaths of information from users, including sensitive personally identifiable information and private information. This data collection threatens to provide the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information—which would permit China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, and build dossiers of personal information.”

“For your information, I did this because I wanted to.”

“At this time a great uneasiness became manifest among the Castilians, and it was rumored that Magallanes was going to deliver them over to the Portuguese; and they resolved to mutiny and seize the ships. Magallanes upon obtaining information of this was sorely grieved. He summoned the guilty ones before him one by one, but they flatly refused to come.”

“On May 21, 1792, the Attorney General filed an information against Paine charging him with seditious libel.”

“But there was no information, and so we continued And arrived at evening, not a moment too soon”

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