info

Facts, cut short

Info is a clipped form of information, used casually in speech and writing: Thanks for the info, I need some info on flights to Denver.

It appears in compounds like infographic and infomercial.

The word feels informal but is universally understood.

intelligence

espionage

Covert intelligence gathering

  • spyCovert information gatherer
  • agentOne who acts independently
  • CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service

MI6 · Mossad · surveillance · covert · clandestine · operative · reconnaissance · counterintelligence · classified · briefing

news

reporting

Conveying documented information

article · bulletin · update · correspondent · anchor · press · coverage · media · scoop · newscast

data

database

Organized digital information collection

  • analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
  • storageSpace for keeping goods
  • serversMachines providing network resources

retrieval · processing · repository · indexing · archiving · backup · encryption · compression · algorithm · metadata

knowledge

understanding

Mental comprehension of something

familiarity · learning · wisdom · comprehension · grasp · acquaintance · erudition · enlightenment · know-how · literacy

education

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

college · professor · student · diploma · degree · lecture · seminar · textbook · syllabus · thesis

facts

details

Specific pieces of information

statistics · figures · numbers · data points · metrics · indicators · parameters · proof · confirmation · verification

Categories
Opposites
knowledge vs. ignorance

infoignorance

Absence of knowledge

misinformation · disinformation · cluelessness · lies · unawareness

completeness of communication

infothe whole story

Complete version of events

factual content vs. noise

infonoise

Unwanted auditory disturbance

static · gibberish · nonsense · garbage · junk

Phrases
Family

information, informed, misinformation, uninformed, informative, informing, infomercial, disinformation, informatics

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G