infotainment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/ (General-American)
- /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Blend of information + entertainment.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.
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(countable, uncountable) Information and/or entertainment facilities.
Unsurprisingly, more people are choosing not to use their car’s native infotainment controls. Only 56 percent of owners prefer to use their vehicle’s built-in system to play audio, down from 70 percent in 2020, JD Power found. Less than half of owners said they like using their car’s native controls for navigation, voice recognition, or to make phone calls.
2023 July 20, Andrew J. Hawkins, “People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2023:Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.
2024 January 26, Brian Fung, “The NSA buys Americans’ internet data, newly released documents show”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infotainments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
es infoocio (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment) · es infoentretenimiento (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment) · es infotenimiento (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment) · fr infodivertissement (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment) · fi asiaviihde (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment) · pl infotainment (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment)