The term information continuum is used to describe the whole set of all
information
Information is an Abstraction, abstract concept that refers to something which has the power Communication, to inform. At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the Interpretation (philosophy), interpretation (perhaps Interpretation (log ...
, in connection with
information management
Information management (IM) is the appropriate and optimized capture, storage, retrieval, and use of information. It may be personal information management or organizational. Information management for organizations concerns a cycle of organiz ...
. The term may be used in reference to the information or the information infrastructure of a people, a species, a scientific subject or an institution.
Other usages
* in
biological anthropology
Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly fro ...
, term ''information continuum'' is related to study of social information transfer and evolution of communication in animals.
* the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
is sometimes called an ''information continuum''.
References
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External links
Monash University - Faculty of Information Technology
Information theory
Information management