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What is the difference between data and information?

Information is raw data.

Data are processed data that has meaning.

Data are raw facts; information is processed data that has meaning.

Data are raw facts or observations collected from the world. They’re the numbers, words, or symbols without context. Information comes into play when those data are processed, organized, and interpreted to provide meaning you can act on. For example, a list of daily temperatures is data. When you calculate the average, spot trends, and present a summary, you’ve turned that data into information because it now conveys something useful about how the temperature behaved. Data can be noisy or confusing without processing; information adds context, structure, and relevance. So, data are raw facts, and information is processed data that has meaning.

Data and information are synonyms.