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- Information is stimuli that has meaning in some context for its receiver. When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally referred to as data. After processing (such as formatting and printing), output data can again be perceived as information.

When information is packaged or used for understanding or doing something, it is known as knowledge.

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01 Apr 2005

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-	"How Much Information?" is an ongoing project to calculate the world's ability to generate information.

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