Information
Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random ...
or info is the resolution of uncertainty, or a collection of related data or knowledge about a topic.
Information may also refer to:
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Information sign
An Information sign is an indicator of a source of information, or may itself be informatory. Typical information signs include information boards, traffic signs, pointers to a help desk (such as in a public library, a railway station or an airpo ...
, a board or placard giving local information, or pointer to a tourist information source
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Information technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...
, the means of processing, storage, or transmission of data
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Information theory, the mathematical theory of information and communication
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Information (formal criminal charge)
An information is a formal criminal charge which begins a criminal proceeding in the courts. The information is one of the oldest common law pleadings (first appearing around the 13th century), and is nearly as old as the better-known indictment, ...
, a formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment
Books
* ''
Information: The New Language of Science'', a 2003 book by Hans Christian von Baeyer
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''The Information'' (novel), by Martin Amis (1995)
* ''
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood'', a 2011 book by James Gleick
Companies
* ''
Dagbladet Information'', a Danish newspaper
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''The Information'' (website), a subscription-based digital media company
Music
Albums
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''Information'' (Berlin album), 1980
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''Information'' (Dave Edmunds album), 1983
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''The Information'' (Beck album), 2006
* ''Information'', a 1997 album by
Classified
* ''Information'', a 1995 album by
Toenut
* ''Information'', an EP by Eliot Sumner
Songs
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"Information" (Dredg song), 2009
* "Information", by Gwen Stefani, an
unreleased song
* "Information", by Spirit, from the album ''
The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land''
Related disambiguation articles
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Info (disambiguation)
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Inform (disambiguation)
Inform is a programming language for interactive fiction.
Inform may also refer to:
* INFORM, Inc., an environmental organization
*INFORM (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements), UK
*INFORM, predecessor of CorVision
*What an informant ...
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Information source (disambiguation)
See also
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Data
In the pursuit of knowledge, data (; ) is a collection of discrete Value_(semiotics), values that convey information, describing quantity, qualitative property, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of sy ...
, or data used in computing
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Directory assistance
In telecommunications, directory assistance or directory inquiries is a phone service used to find out a specific telephone number and/or address of a residence, business, or government entity.
Technology
Directory assistance systems incorporate ...
, a phone service used to find out a specific telephone number and/or address of a residence, business, or government entity
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Fisher information
In mathematical statistics, the Fisher information (sometimes simply called information) is a way of measuring the amount of information that an observable random variable ''X'' carries about an unknown parameter ''θ'' of a distribution that model ...
, in statistics
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Help desk
A help desk is a department or person that provides assistance and information usually for electronic or computer problems. In the mid-1990s, research by Iain Middleton of Robert Gordon University studied the value of an organization's help desks ...
, an information service point
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Information wants to be free
"Information wants to be free" is an expression that means all people should be able to access information freely. It is often used by technology activists to criticize laws that limit transparency and general access to information. People who cri ...
, an expression that means either that all people should be able to access information freely, or that information (formulated as an actor) naturally strives to become as freely available among people as possible
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Point of information (competitive debate)
In competitive debate, most commonly in the World Schools, Karl Popper, and British Parliamentary debate styles, a point of information (POI) is when a member of the team opposing that of the current speaker gets to briefly interrupt the current ...
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Philosophy of information
The philosophy of information (PI) is a branch of philosophy that studies topics relevant to information processing, representational system and consciousness, cognitive science, computer science, information science and information technology.
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