Pointer and Information

noun

• A mark to indicate a direction or relation.
  • synonyms: arrow
• An indicator as on a dial.
• Computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions.
  • synonyms: cursor
• A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game.
  • synonyms: Spanish pointer

• (n.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
• (n.) One who or that which, points.
• (n.) The hand of a timepiece.
• (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
• (n.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.

noun

• A message received and understood.
  • synonyms: info
• Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction.
• Formal accusation of a crime.
• A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
  • usage: "statistical data"
  • synonyms: data
• Communication theory. ( a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome)
  • usage: "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
  • synonyms: selective information, entropy

• (v.t.) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment.
• (v.t.) The act of informing or communicating knowledge or intelligence.
• (v.t.) News, advice or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation or instruction.

(DoD) Facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form.
(DoD) The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in their representation.