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Definitions of information
  1. noun
    a message received and understood
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    types:
    documentation
    information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
    donnée, fait
    a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
    format
    the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
    banque de données, base de données
    an organized body of related information
    informations, nouvelles
    information about recent and important events
    confirmation, corroboration, ratification
    information that confirms or verifies
    secret
    information known only to a special group
    propagande
    information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
    informations, nouvelles
    information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
    preuve, témoignage
    (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
    bulletin, bulletin de notes, livret scolaire
    a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
    liste
    a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
    base de données
    (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
    recyclé
    old material that is slightly reworked and used again
    archive
    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
    index, indicateur
    a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
    confirmation, corroboration, ratification
    confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
    confidence
    a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
    mot de passe
    a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
    secret de fabrication
    a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition
    numéro
    material suitable for a journalistic account
    compte rendu, rapport
    a short account of the news
    informations, journal télévisé
    a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
    reportage
    the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
    déposition, témoignage
    a solemn statement made under oath
    type of:
    contenu, sujet
    what a communication that is about something is about
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