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AVALANCHA INFORMACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- information overload
1, record 1, English, information%20overload
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- infobesity 2, record 1, English, infobesity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An excess of information, especially when this makes it more difficult or impossible to make rational decisions. 3, record 1, English, - information%20overload
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Infobesity, or information overload, to use the more general term, has been around for a while ... [the term was] first published in 1996, in the early days of the Web. 4, record 1, English, - information%20overload
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surcharge informationnelle
1, record 1, French, surcharge%20informationnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- infobésité 2, record 1, French, infob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- surinformation 3, record 1, French, surinformation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fait de recevoir une charge d'information tellement grande qu'elle s'avère très difficile, voire impossible à traiter. 4, record 1, French, - surcharge%20informationnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Vocabulario general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobrecarga de información
1, record 1, Spanish, sobrecarga%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- avalancha de información 2, record 1, Spanish, avalancha%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- sobredosis de información 3, record 1, Spanish, sobredosis%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- infoxicación 4, record 1, Spanish, infoxicaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- superabundancia de información 5, record 1, Spanish, superabundancia%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intoxicación intelectual producida por un exceso de información. 6, record 1, Spanish, - sobrecarga%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una de las consecuencias de esta sociedad de la información es la "sobrecarga de información" es decir [que] la producción de información supera a su consumo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sobrecarga%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
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