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Information

Information can be defined as accurate and timely data that is specific and organized

for a purpose. It can be presented within a context to give it a meaning and

relevance. This subsequently leads to an increase in understanding thus reducing

uncertainty.
information = MR SOTA - Meaningful & Relevant, Specific and Organized, Timely and Accurate
by HDSS March 23, 2022
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information

Accepted insight that eliminates uncertainty
"God is exists, but he does not accept this information." - about some atheist.
"New information about this man. He believes that God exists. So he's a religious man." - about man, who believes in God.
"When you told me something I'm already known, this not provides new information to me at all" - about someone, who's already accepted information or does not accept is completely.
by techpriest August 27, 2022
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Information

Nope. You're right. Information is useful. Regardless of whether or not it's useful. And that would be the difference. But...
Hym "No the information can be useful. That's a good point. But you have to admit that there is a subset of the community that are masochistic."
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Information

1. a formal criminal charge lodged with a court or magistrate by a prosecutor without the aid of a grand jury.
2. data as processed, stored, or transmitted by a computer.
1. "the tenant may lay an information against his landlord"
2. In computer science, "data" refers to information processed, stored, or transmitted in digital form.
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Information Regulator

An organisation that doesn’t understand the POPI Act; their website’s always down; always asks for prior authorisation but never responds to e-mails.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
The Information Regulator
The Information Regulator who?
Error 404
by Tolliemuncher November 24, 2021
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information witch

An alternate name for a librarian or information professional. Usually used in a derogatory or teasing manner.
Our group was in the middle of working on project when this information witch came over to our table and told us to be quiet.
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information superhighway

Laughably outdated term for the Internet. Mostly used during the 90s by yuppies who made their own awful-looking web pages.
"I just spent the afternoon cruising the Information Superhighway!" - toolbox in 1994
by Aqua_Mann August 7, 2007
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