" information "

[Noun]  | "in*for*ma*tion" | \ ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən \

1: knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction

2: intelligence, news

3: facts, data

Origin: 14th century ;

[Noun]  | "information appliance" 

1: a small computer that is optimized for simple, regular tasks (such as email or personal budgeting) rather than general purpose computing

Origin: 1975 ;

[Noun]  | "information retrieval" 

1: the techniques of storing and recovering and often disseminating recorded data especially through the use of a computerized system

Origin: 1950 ;

[Noun]  | "information science" 

1: the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of recorded knowledge treated both as a pure and as an applied science

Origin: 1955 ;

[Noun]  | "information superhighway" 

1: 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

Origin: 1983 ;

[Noun]  | "information technology" 

1: the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data

Origin: 1978 ;

[Noun]  | "information theory" 

1: 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

Origin: 1945 ;

[Noun]  | "information booth" 

1: a booth at which general information about a place or event is provided

[Noun]  | "sensitive compartmented information facility" 

1: a specially designed and secure room or enclosure in which highly classified government documents can be viewed by authorized personnel : scif

Origin: 1980 ;

[Idiom]  | "for someone's information" 

1: 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

[Noun]  | "information"