information
- n a message received and understood
- n knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- n formal accusation of a crime
- n a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- n (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
the signal contained thousands of bits of information
information age
- n 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 measure
- n a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
information processing
- n the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
information processing system
- n a machine for performing calculations automatically
information return
- n a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability
information science
- n the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
information superhighway
- n an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
information system
- n system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization
information technology
- n the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
information theory
- n (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
information warfare
- n the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries