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What is information? | Definition from TechTarget Перевод "information" на русский · информация · данные · сведения · информирование · сообщение · знания · справка · осведомленность f. оповещение n.
information - Перевод на русский - примеры английский Information is an abstract concept that refers to something which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the interpretation ...
INFORMATION Definition & Meaning What is information? Information is the output that results from analyzing, contextualizing, structuring, interpreting or in other ways processing data.
Information Information definition: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news. See examples of INFORMATION used in a ...
Information Definition & Meaning information in American English · 1. an informing or being informed; esp., a telling or being told of something · 2. something told; news; intelligence; word.