signal, signaling, sign - any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"

turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest

negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest

conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response

reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do

positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences

negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"