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noun
- 1. exposure to or provision of too much information or data: "the main challenge for consumers is information overload"
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- Information overload
Term used to describe the difficulty of understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information
Information overload is the difficulty in understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information about that issue, and is generally associated with the excessive quantity of daily information. The term "information overload" was first used as early as 1962 by scholars in management and information studies, including in Bertram Gross' 1964 book, The Managing of Or... Wikipedia
