Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - information

ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən n. 1 a something told; knowledge. b (usu. foll. by on, about) items of knowledge; news (the latest information on the crisis). 2 Law (usu. foll. by against) a charge or complaint lodged with a court or magistrate. 3 a the act of informing or telling. b an instance of this. øinformation retrieval the tracing of information stored in books, computers, etc. information science the study of the processes for storing and retrieving information. information theory Math. the quantitative study of the transmission of information by signals etc. øøinformational adj. informationally adv. [ME f. OF f. L informatio -onis (as INFORM)]