Basic KM Components

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The following definitions were all taken from the Merriam-Webster Online Collegiate Dictionary (www.m-w.com):

fact

Pronunciation: 'fakt

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere

Date: 15th century

3 : the quality of being actual : ACTUALITY

4 a : something that has actual existence b : an actual occurrence

5 : a piece of information presented as having objective reality

in fact : in truth

data 

Pronunciation: 'dA-t&, 'da- also 'dä-

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Latin, plural of datum

Date: 1646

1 : factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation

2 : information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful

3 : information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed

information

Pronunciation: "in-f&r-'mA-sh&n

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 : the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence

2 a (1) : knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction 2 : (1) : a signal or character (as in a communication system or computer) representing data (2) : …

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