first-hand information

first-hand information — /ˌfa:st hænd ɪnfə meɪʃ(ə)n/ noun information from an original source ● We had a first hand account of what happened at the sales meeting from one of the salesreps who was there …   Marketing dictionary in english

first-hand or firsthand — first hand1 or first|hand [ ,fɜrst hænd ] adjective obtained directly from someone who is involved in something: first hand information a. gained by doing something yourself: first hand experience first hand or firsthand ,first hand 2 or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

first hand — also first hand, firsthand 1) ADJ: ADJ n First hand information or experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books. School trips give children firsthand experience not available in the classroom. ADV: ADV… …   English dictionary

first-hand — I first hand UK / US or firsthand UK [ˌfɜː(r)stˈhænd] / US [ˌfɜrstˈhænd] adjective a) obtained directly from someone who is involved in something first hand information b) gained by doing something yourself first hand experience II first hand UK… …   English dictionary

First-hand — a. Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent; of information; as, a firsthand report; firsthand information; firsthand knowledge. Syn: direct, original. [1913 Webster] One sphere there is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

first|hand — «FURST HAND», adjective, adverb. from the original source; direct: »This is firsthand information (adj.). We got out information firsthand (adv.) …   Useful english dictionary

ˌfirst-ˈhand — adj obtained by experiencing something yourself, not by learning about it from other people first hand knowledge/information/experience[/ex] a first hand account of the situation[/ex] ˌfirst ˈhand adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

first-hand — adjective & adverb (of information or experience) from the original source or personal experience; direct. Phrases at first hand directly or from personal experience …   English new terms dictionary

Information wants to be free — is an expression that has come to be the unofficial motto of the free content movement.HistoryThe expression is first recorded as pronounced by Stewart Brand at the first Hackers Conference in 1984, in the following context:On the one hand… …   Wikipedia

First Battle of Fallujah — Part of the Iraq War A U.S. Marine from the 1st Marine Division mans an M 240G machine gun outside …   Wikipedia

information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… …   Universalium