infotext

English

Etymology

info +‎ text

Noun

infotext (plural infotexts)

  1. A text that provides information.
    • 1985, Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly, Assembly Journal, page 306:
      This section prohibits the University from implementing the infotext system on a permanent basis. The infotext system is a facility currently operating on a trial basis for disseminating primarily agricultural information throughout the state.
    • 1997, Stefan Strobel, Volker Elling, Linux - Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC, page 269:
      On a login or change of directory, FTP servers often return long infotexts, which can be quite time consuming on a slow connection.
    • 2003, Jim Burke, Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques, page 342:
      Web sites often incorporate infotexts as they give you the rundown on some product you are evaluating. Labels on food containers, manuals for computer programs, directions for cell phones — infotexts abound these days. They serve obvious, explicitly stated purposes and use a different voice than expository prose.
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