information explosion
/ɪn.fərˌmæʃən ɛk.spləˈzoʊn/ · in.for.ma.tion.ex.plo.sion
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- A sudden and rapid increase in the amount of information available, often making it difficult to process and understand. The development of the internet led to an information explosion, making it easier for people to access a vast amount of knowledge but also creating new challenges for information management.
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- A situation in which a large amount of information is released or becomes available at the same time, often causing confusion or chaos. The leak of classified documents caused an information explosion, with journalists and analysts scrambling to make sense of the revelations.
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Did you know? The term 'information explosion' was popularized by the 1960s science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote about the potential consequences of a rapid increase in information availability in his novel '2001: A Space Odyssey'.