information

Information is news or knowledge received or given. (noun)

An example of information is what's given to someone who asks for background about something.

See information in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an informing or being informed; esp., a telling or being told of something
something told; news; intelligence; word
knowledge acquired in any manner; facts; data; learning; lore
a person or agency answering questions as a service to others
in information theory and computer science, a precise measure of the information content of a message, measured in bits and ranging from zero when the entire message is known in advance to some maximum when nothing is known of its content
any data that can be stored in and retrieved from a computer
Law an accusation, under oath, of a criminal offense, not by indictment of a grand jury, but by a public officer, such as a prosecutor

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See information in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭnˌfər-māˈshən)

noun

Knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction.
Knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication; intelligence or news. See Synonyms at knowledge.
A collection of facts or data: statistical information.
The act of informing or the condition of being informed; communication of knowledge: Safety instructions are provided for the information of our passengers.
Computer Science Processed, stored, or transmitted data.
A numerical measure of the uncertainty of an experimental outcome.
Law A formal accusation of a crime made by a public officer rather than by grand jury indictment.

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