Meaning of infotext | Babel Free

Definitions

A text that provides information.

Examples

“This section prohibits the University from implementing the infotext system on a permanent basis. The infotext system is a facility currently operating on a trial basis for disseminating primarily agricultural information throughout the state.”

“On a login or change⟳ of directory, FTP servers often return⟳ long infotexts, which can be quite time consuming on a slow connection.”

“Web sites often incorporate infotexts as they give⟳ you the rundown on some product you are evaluating. Labels on food containers, manuals for computer programs, directions for cell phones — infotexts abound these days. They serve⟳ obvious, explicitly stated purposes and use⟳ a different voice than expository prose.”

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