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accounting data vs information

information vs accounting data

accounting data and information both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accounting data Yes No No No
information Yes No No No
As nouns, information is a hypernym of accounting data; that is, information is a word with a broader meaning than accounting data:
  • accounting data: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
  • information: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Other hypernyms of accounting data include data.
accounting data (noun) information (noun)
all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
a message received and understood
formal accusation of a crime
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Difference between accounting data and information

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