informationelle

Informationelle is a term used primarily in French-language discourse to describe matters related to information, its management, and its flows within systems, organizations, or media environments. Used as an adjective, it designates the information dimension of a subject—covering data, metadata, information governance, and communication pathways—rather than the technical hardware or software components. In some texts it may function as a noun to refer to an information-centric aspect of a topic.

Etymology and spelling vary in usage. The standard French form is informationnelle (feminine). Some writers encounter variants such as informationelle, often as a result of orthographic variation or translation influences. The term is not uniformly standardized, and its precise meaning can shift with context.

Context and scope. Informationelle appears in discussions of digital transformation, information architecture, data governance, and information ethics, where there is an emphasis on how information is created, stored, shared, and controlled. It is used to distinguish information-centered considerations from hardware, software, or purely technical perspectives. While related to established fields such as information science, information management, and data governance, informationelle is not a formal discipline with a universally agreed definition; rather, it serves as a descriptor within multidisciplinary debates about information in the information age.