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noun(in-for-ma-tion)the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)intelligence, news
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)a small computer that is optimized for simple, regular tasks (such as e-mail or personal budgeting) rather than general purpose computing
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)the techniques of storing and recovering and often disseminating recorded data especially through the use of a computerized system
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)a telecommunications infrastructure or system (as of television, telephony, or computer networks) used for widespread and usually rapid access to information; especially : internet —called also infobahn, information highway
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)a theory that deals statistically with information, with the measurement of its content in terms of its distinguishing essential characteristics or by the number of alternatives from which it makes a choice possible, and with the efficiency of processes of communication between humans and machines
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noun(in-for-ma-tion)a booth at which general information about a place or event is provided
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idiom(in-for-ma-tion)in order to provide someone with information —sometimes used informally in speech when responding to an annoying statement or question by someone who has accused or blamed one wrongly
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idiom(in-for-ma-tion)—used to introduce something that one has been told