Information

Information : 1) Data in context, i.e., the meaning given to data or the interpretation of data based on its context; 2) the finished product as a result of processing, presentation and interpretation of data. 

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 28-Jan-2009 14:22

Information - If data is the raw material, information is the finished product. Information is data in context. Information is usable data. Information is the meaning of data, so facts become understandable...Knowledge is information in context. Knowledge means understanding the significance of the information. Knowledge is applied information...

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Source: Larry English, "Improving data warehouse and Business Information Quality_", 1999, p. 19

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Information : Information can be defined as all inputs that people process to gain understanding. It is a difference (a distinction) that makes a difference, an answer to a question. A set of related data that form a message. 

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Source: Martin Eppler, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 28-Jan-2009 14:22

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**Information - 1. knowledge acquired through experience or study. 2. knowledge of specific and timely events or situations; news. 3. the act of informing or the condition of being informed. 6. Computer technol. a. the meaning given to data by the way in which it is interpreted.**

Source: Collins English Dictionary (1986)

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Information - "I define information as data in use or data in action." 

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Jim Harris, 20 October 2009 12:38:35, http://www.ocdqblog.com/home/dq-tip-data-quality-is-primarily-about-context-not-accuracy.html?lastPage=true&post

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Information - Information is what a person is able to understand about reality.

Information systems use computers to organize data in such a way that people can understand the results.

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Source: SDG Computing Inc., 06 May 2010 09:56:09, SDG Computing, now offline

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Information - Data that has been processed to add or create meaning and hopefully knowledge for the person who receives it. Information is the output of information systems.

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Source: X4DB, 20 May 2010 10:47:37, http://www.x4db.com/glossary.html

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Information - Data that has been processed in such a way that it can increase the knowledge of the person who receives it. Information is the output, or finished goods, of information systems. Information is also what individuals start with before it is fed into a data capture transaction processing system.

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Source: Information-Management.com, 23 June 2010 08:34:48, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/f.html

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Information - Information: ”(1) A collection of data that is relevant to on or more recipients at a point in time. It must be meaningful and useful to the recipient at a specific time for a specific purpose. Information is data in context, data that have meaning, relevance, and purpose. (2) Data that has been processed in such a way that it can increase the knowledge of the person who receives it. Information is the output, or finished goods, of information systems. Information is also what individuals start with before it is fed into a Data Capture transaction processing system.

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Source: Sun.com, 29 July 2010 13:34:28, http://www.sun.com/third-party/dw/brochures/67198.Acrobat.pdf

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Information - Data that has been processed in such a way that it can increase the knowledge of the person who receives it. Information is the output, or finished goods," of information systems. Information is also what individuals start with before it is fed into a Data Capture transaction processing system.

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Source: DataMentors, 22 August 2010 08:07:09, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html

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Information - (i) Something communicated to a person. (ii) Knowledge concerning objects, such as facts, events, things, processes, or ideas, including concepts, that have a particular meaning within a certain context.

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Source: DAMA UK, 17 July 2011 09:01:39, http://www.damauk.org/glossary.php  

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information - Information is stimuli that has meaning in some context for its receiver. When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally referred to as data. After processing (such as formatting and printing), output data can again be perceived as information.

When information is packaged or used for understanding or doing something, it is known as knowledge.

Related glossary terms: relational database, database management system (DBMS), OLE DB (OLEDB or Object Linking and Embedding Database), flat file

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Source: WhatIs.com, 16 August 2013 07:58:21, http://whatis.techtarget.com/glossary/Data-and-Data-Management