Definition of information | Collins English Dictionary

information (ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən)

knowledge acquired through experience or study
knowledge of specific and timely events or situations; news
the act of informing or the condition of being informed
1. an office, agency, etc, providing information
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ information service
1. a charge or complaint made before justices of the peace, usually on oath, to institute summary criminal proceedings
2. a complaint filed on behalf of the Crown, usually by the attorney general
computing
1. the meaning given to data by the way in which it is interpreted
2. another word for data (sense 2)
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ˌinforˈmational adjective

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British English: information If you have information about a particular thing, you know something about it.We look at every piece of information we receive.ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən NOUN We look at every piece of information we receive.
Spanish: información nf
French: information nf
German: Information nf
Chinese: 信息 n
Arabic: مَعْلُومَاتٌ n
Portuguese: informação nf
Russian: информация nf
Croatian: informacija nf
Czech: informace nf
Danish: information nutr
Dutch: informatie nf
Finnish: tieto n
Greek: πληροφορία nf
Italian: informazioni npl
Japanese: 知識 n
Korean: 정보 n
Norwegian: informasjon nm
Polish: informacja nf
Brazilian Portuguese: informação nf
European Spanish: información nf
Swedish: information nutr
Thai: ข้อมูล n
Turkish: bilgi n
Vietnamese: thông tin n

That Rose was still unmarried was all the information he parted with.
Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
One senior treasury official said that market information was "a useful unofficial control" to avoid or limit fraud.
Irish Times (2002)
Internet Rage What happens when your search engine cannot find the information you want fast enough.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The man on wave watch shouted information on how best to angle the boat for the approaching wave.
Rob Mundle, FATAL STORM (2001)