informacje

Informacje is a Polish noun that denotes information, knowledge, or facts communicated or received about a subject. It is the plural form of informacja (a piece of information) and is widely used in media, administration, science, and everyday language. The related verb is informować (to inform).

Etymology and forms: Informacje derives from informacja, which in turn traces to the Latin informare through historical development in Polish. The term is complemented by related words such as informacja (singular), informować (to inform), and informator (informant). In Polish spelling, the plural form is informacje, while the singular ends with -a.

Usage and distinctions: In Polish, informacje can refer to discrete items or to information in general. The phrase potrzebuję informacji means “I need information.” In information technology and information theory, information is often distinguished from data: dane (data) are raw measurements, whereas informacje are data that have been processed, interpreted, or organized to convey meaning. The word is also used in legal and public contexts, such as informacje publiczne (public information).

Context and regulation: Public access to information is a common topic in Poland, governed in part by the Act on Access to Public Information (Ustawa o dostępie do informacji publicznej) of 2001, which aims to ensure availability of certain information to citizens. Informacje therefore appear in official communications, press releases, and government portals as both content and a legal concept.