information : Idioms & Phrases


american standard code for information interchange

  • noun (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
    ASCII.
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confidential information

  • noun an indication of potential opportunity
    lead; hint; tip; steer; wind.
    • he got a tip on the stock market
    • a good lead for a job
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defense information systems agency

  • noun a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    DISA.
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defense technical information center

  • noun the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
    DTIC.
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electronic information service

  • noun (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
    on-line database; computer database; electronic database.
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information age

  • noun a period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networks
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information bulletin

  • noun a bulletin containing the latest information
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information gathering

  • noun the act of collecting information
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information measure

  • noun a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
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information processing

  • noun the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
    informatics; IP; information processing.
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information processing system

  • noun a machine for performing calculations automatically
    data processor; computing machine; computing device; electronic computer; computer.
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information return

  • noun a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability
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information science

  • noun the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
    informatics; IP; information processing.
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information superhighway

  • noun an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
    superhighway.
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information system

  • noun system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization
    data system.
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information technology

  • noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
    IT.
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information theory

  • noun (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
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information warfare

  • noun the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries
    IW.
    • not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare
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inside information

  • noun true confidential information
    details.
    • after the trial he gave us the real details
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insider information

  • noun important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal
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intelligence information

  • noun secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
    intelligence.
    • we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage
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national technical information service

  • noun an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information
    NTIS.
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selective information

  • noun (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
    information; entropy.
    • the signal contained thousands of bits of information
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To lodge an information

  • to enter a formal complaint.
Webster 1913