information

A1
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/
/ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/
Noun
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

2 Definition

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.

Example Sentences
  • I need some more information about this issue.
3 Definition

The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.

Example Sentences
  • For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
4 Definition

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.

5 Definition

The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.

6 Definition

The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.

7 Definition

The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.

8 Definition

[…] the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.

9 Definition

Divine inspiration.

10 Definition

A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.

11 Definition

Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.

12 Definition

As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data.

13 Definition

(information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).