ammunition - information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"

factoid - something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print

subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

misinformation - information that is incorrect

material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"

details, inside information - true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"

fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

data format, data formatting, format, formatting - the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

gen - informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers"

database - an organized body of related information

news, tidings, word, intelligence - new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

news - new information of any kind; "it was news to me"

nuts and bolts - detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished

intelligence information, intelligence - secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"

confirmation - information that confirms or verifies

insider information - important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal

arcanum, secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"

secret - something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"

propaganda - information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

course of study, curriculum, syllabus, programme, program - an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

evidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

tabular matter, tabulation - information set out in tabular form

skinny - confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"

stuff - information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"

report card, report - a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"