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infobesity

Syllables: in·fo·bes·i·ty/ɪnfə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/US/ɪnfoʊˈbisɪti/

infobesity noun: synonym of information overload (“the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results from it”).

Noun

infobesity (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Synonym of information overload (“the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results from it”).
    • [H]ow information professionals can embrace new social networking technologies, and the move from information to knowledge and meaning, as well as the idea of ‘infobesity’.2007, Library + Information Update, volume 6, London: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 28, column 4
    • We live in an age of infobesity. Information overload. Too much choice. You can't stop it – as even the Chinese are finding – by building virtual walls any more.John Kelly (2009), “Where Next? A Few Predictions”, in Colin Bundy [et al.], editors, Red Kayaks and Hidden Gold: The Rise, Challenges and Value of Citizen Journalism (RISJ Challenges), Oxford...

infobesity meaning in Tamil

infobesity in Tamil

தெளிவிலாத் தீர்வு

Examples of infobesity in a sentence

  • As [Anthony] Lilley (2008) has suggested, we are living in an age of ‘infobesity’.2009, Kay Withers, First Class?: Challenges and Opportunities for the UK’s University Sector, London: Institute for Public Policy Research...
  • On the data and information front, he believes we are suffering from infobesity.2010, Kevin Duncan, quoting John Naish, “Affluenza, Herds and Quirkology: Mysterious Consumer Behaviour”, in Marketing Greatest Hits: A...
  • This module introduces students to the principles of dematerialization, to the need for perpetual mutation, adaptation and to co-evolution phenomena; to the phenomenon of infobesity, and so on.2010, Alain Fayolle, Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education: Volume 3: International Perspectives, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire...
  • Confronted with infobesity, their attention is rare and volatile.2011, Florence Devouard, “Collective Intelligence and Business Enterprise 2.0”, in Moira Cockell, Jérôme Billotte, Frédéric Darbellay...

Synonyms of infobesity

Origin of infobesity

Blend of info or information + obesity.

Questions about infobesity

What does infobesity mean?
Infobesity means synonym of information overload (“the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results from it”).
What is infobesity in Tamil?
Infobesity in Tamil is தெளிவிலாத் தீர்வு. See Infobesity meaning in Tamil.
How do you use infobesity in a sentence?
As [Anthony] Lilley (2008) has suggested, we are living in an age of ‘infobesity’.
What part of speech is infobesity?
Infobesity is a noun.
How do you pronounce infobesity?
Infobesity is pronounced /ɪnfə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ (UK).

Words near infobesity in the dictionary

  1. Info.
  2. infoanarchist
  3. infoanarchists
  4. infobahn
  5. infobahns
  6. infobesity
  7. infobot
  8. infobots
  9. infobox
  10. infoboxen
  11. infoboxes

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