Infotext

This section prohibits the University from implementing the infotext system on a permanent basis. The infotext system is a facility currently operating on a trial basis for disseminating primarily agricultural information throughout the state.

On a login or change of directory, FTP servers often return long infotexts, which can be quite time consuming on a slow connection.

Web sites often incorporate infotexts as they give you the rundown on some product you are evaluating. Labels on food containers, manuals for computer programs, directions for cell phones — infotexts abound these days. They serve obvious, explicitly stated purposes and use a different voice than expository prose.