information

that which informs; the answer to a question; that from which knowledge can be derived
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information

Summary

information ranks in the top 0.0077% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,880 views/month, #6 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • information is a type of abstract entity[2].
  • information is a type of knowledge[3].
  • information is part of knowledge[4].
  • information's Commons category is recorded as Information[5].
  • information's said to be the same as is recorded as information[6].
  • information's has cause is recorded as raw data[7].
  • information's has cause is recorded as signal[8].
  • information's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Information[9].
  • information's Commons gallery is recorded as Information[10].
  • information's described at URL is recorded as http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/240000-244999/242859/norma.htm[11].
  • information's described at URL is recorded as http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/275000-279999/277216/norma.htm[12].
  • information's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[13].
  • information's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[14].
  • information's has contributing factor is recorded as accuracy and precision[15].
  • information's used by is recorded as information curation[16].
  • information's used by is recorded as informetrics[17].
  • information's has effect is recorded as knowledge[18].
  • information's has characteristic is recorded as information quality[19].
  • information's has characteristic is recorded as information form[20].
  • information's has characteristic is recorded as qualitativeness[21].
  • information's different from is recorded as Information[22].
  • information's different from is recorded as information[23].
  • information's studied by is recorded as information science[24].
  • information's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25].
  • information's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include abstract entity[2] and knowledge[3].

Use and Application

information is part of knowledge[4]. Recorded used by include information curation[16] and informetrics[17].

Influence

Things named for information include whistleblower[27], an occupation[28]; .info[29], a generic top-level domain[30], founded in 2001[31]; and geographic information[32].

Why It Matters

information ranks in the top 0.0077% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,880 views/month, #6 of 77,819).[1] information has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] information is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for information include whistleblower[27], an occupation[28]; .info[29], a generic top-level domain[30], founded in 2001[31]; and geographic information[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → knowledge
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q9081]]"
  2. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1MSk67, 3pWofD
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41251|batch #41251]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001954-informace
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: informace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14428, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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