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Info - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT info /ˈɪnfoʊ/ /ˈɪnfəʊ/ IPA guide Info is a fact — or many facts — about a person or a thing. When you ask for more info about a city you're visiting, you might want to know about its history, its public transportation, or its best restaurants. Info is an informal, shortened form of information . You can get info by doing research at the library, searching online, or simply asking questions. To find out some basic info about a dance class, you could ask the teacher, for example. This casual, common word was coined at the very start of the 20th century, from information , from the Latin root informationem , "outline or idea." Definitions of info noun a message received and understood synonyms: information see more see less types: show 70 types... hide 70 types... ammunition information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint factoid something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print misinformation information that is incorrect material information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form details , inside information true confidential information fact a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened data format , data formatting , format , formatting the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) gen informal term for information database an organized body of related information intelligence , news , tidings , word information about recent and important events news informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone nuts and bolts detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished intelligence , intelligence information secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) confirmation information that confirms or verifies insider information important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal arcanum , secret information known only to a special group secret something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) propaganda information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause course of study , curriculum , program , programme , syllabus an integrated course of academic studies news information reported in a newspaper or news magazine evidence (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved read-out , readout the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device tabular matter , tabulation information set out in tabular form skinny confidential information about a topic or person stuff information in some unspecified form report , report card a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment list , listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) computer database , electronic database , electronic information service , on-line database (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers blowback misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service disinformation misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.) rehash old material that is slightly reworked and used again dope , low-down , poop , the skinny slang terms for inside information book , record , record book a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone high-level formatting (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations initialisation , initialization , low-level formatting (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position subdata base a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application basics , rudiments a statement of fundamental facts or principles index , index number , indicant , indicator a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time military intelligence information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations good word good news latest the most recent news or development update news that updates your information reenforcement , reinforcement information that makes more forcible or convincing certification , corroboration , documentation confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence confidence a secret that is confided or entrusted to another esoterica secrets known only to an initiated minority cabala , cabbala , cabbalah , kabala , kabbala , kabbalah , qabala , qabalah an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret open secret something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known countersign , parole , password , watchword , word a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group trade secret a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition agitprop political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema copy material suitable for a journalistic account crash course , crash program , crash programme a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency) reading program a program designed to teach literacy skills degree program a course of study leading to an academic degree business news news about businesses and investments account , news report , report , story , write up a short account of the news newscast a broadcast of news or commentary on the news coverage , reportage , reporting the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television hard news news that deals with serious topics or events soft news news that does not deal with serious topics or events stop press late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute exhibit an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence testimony a solemn statement made under oath corpus delicti the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim) direct evidence evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute circumstantial evidence , indirect evidence evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute corroborating evidence additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding hearsay evidence evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge state's evidence evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings type of: content , message , subject matter , substance what a communication that is about something is about Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘info' . 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