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information US English

facts provided or learned about something or someone

black information US English

information held by banks, credit agencies, or other financial institutions about people who are considered bad credit risks

information scent US English

visual or textual cues provided on a website to suggest what information it or its links may contain

information theory US English

the mathematical study of the coding of information in the form of sequences of symbols, impulses, etc., and of how rapidly such information can be transmitted, e.g., through computer circuits or telecommunications channels

inside information US English

information available only to those within an organization

white information US English

positive information about a person’s creditworthiness held by a bank or similar institution

genetic information US English

the genetic potential of an organism carried in the base sequence of its DNA (or, in some viruses, RNA) according to the genetic code

information retrieval US English

the tracing and recovery of specific information from stored data

information revolution US English

the proliferation of the availability of information and the accompanying changes in its storage and dissemination owing to the use of computers

information science US English

the study of processes for storing and retrieving information, especially scientific or technical information

information technology (abbreviation: IT) US English

the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information

management information system US English

a computerized information-processing system designed to support the activities of company or organizational management

personal information manager (abbreviation: PIM) US English

a computer program functioning as an address book, organizer, calendar, etc.

geoinformation US English

computerized geographical information

information superhighway in superhighway US English

an extensive electronic network such as the Internet, used for the rapid transfer of information such as sound, video, and graphics

Shannon's information theorem in Shannon's theorem (also Shannon's information theorem) US English

a theorem defining the maximum capacity of a communication channel to carry information with no more than an arbitrary error rate, given the bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio

information English-French

renseignements, informations

information English-German

Informationen

information English-Italian

informazioni fpl

information English-Spanish

información

information French-English

information

Information German-English

information

information pack English-French

documentation f

information desk English-German

Informationsschalter

information office English-German

→ see information bureau

information pack English-German

Informationspaket

information system English-German

Informationssystem

information desk English-Italian

banco m informazioni

information pack English-Italian

pacchetto m informativo

information technology English-German

Informationstechnologie

information officer English-Italian

addetto, -a mf stampa

information highway English-Spanish

autopista, infovía

information superhighway English-Italian

autostrada f dell'informazione

tourist information centre English-German

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