Definition of: information

(in′fər·mā′shən) noun
1. Knowledge acquired or derived.
2. Timely or specific knowledge.
3. Law An accusation or complaint made without the intervention of a grand jury.
4. The act of informing.
5. Any distinct signal element forming part of a message or communication, especially one assembled and made available for use by automatic machines, as a digital computer: usually measured in bits. [<OF enformacion]
—in′·for·ma′tion·al adjective See synonyms under EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, TIDINGS, WISDOM.