Information loss is a reduction in content, detail, or context as information is summarized, retold, translated, or relayed. Repeated transmission can alter a message, but loss is not inevitable at every step. Retention depends on the material and conditions of communication.
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Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.