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   information gathering
   [n] - the act of collecting information
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=information%20gathering
   
   
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   information gathering
   noun the act of collecting information
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=information%20gathering
   
   

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