noun (n)

• a message received and understood(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  info
  

  source: wordnet30
• knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction(noun.cognition)

  source: wordnet30
• formal accusation of a crime(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  data
  

  source: wordnet30
• (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The signal contained thousands of bits of information.
  

  Synonym:
  entropy, selective information
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.(noun)

  source: webster1913