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/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
  2. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
  3. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
  4. A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
  5. The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
  6. The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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