Friday, August 12, 2011

infomot


infomot (alt. infomote)
[in-faw-moht]
-noun

A generic term for units of information media, which would include text, [txt], video, still images, audio, odor, texture or other sensible unit of information embodied as a coherent unit.

There is no existing term in English which specifies a coherent unit of information regardless of format/media.

Examples: movie, pamphlet, commercial, book, txt, white paper, voice message, song

plural: infomots

From 'information' & [mote]

Synonym: datum
Antonym: null
Related words: data, datum, information

Examples:
I sent him a couple of infomots about the project, including the conceptual drawings and sales video.

The product requires the ability to handle many infomots ranging from viral videos to [tweets] and billboards in order to reach market.

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