informatics
informatics

information


Definition: Meaning of, information in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n /

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  1. facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person, event etc
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  2. American English the telephone service which provides telephone numbers to people who ask for them [=  directory enquiries British English]
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  3. for your information spoken used when you are telling someone that they are wrong about a particular fact
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  4. for information only written on copies of letters and documents that are sent to someone who needs to know about them but does not have to deal with them
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information used in phrases

  • American Standard Code for Information Interchange (noun)
    1. computing a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
  • Central Office of Information
    1. a British government organization that produces books, reports etc giving information about the activities of the various government departments
  • Defense Information Systems Agency (noun)
    1. a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Defense Technical Information Center (noun)
    1. the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
  • Freedom of Information Act
    1. a law that makes government information freely available to ordinary citizens and makes it illegal for government departments to keep information secret unless this is really necessary.
  • National Technical Information Service (noun)
    1. an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information
  • confidential information (noun)
    1. an indication of potential opportunity
  • electronic information service (noun)
    1. computing a database that can be accessed by computers
  • information age (noun)
    1. a period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networks
  • information bulletin (noun)
    1. a bulletin containing the latest information
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