Learn English – the difference between “thermal” and “thermic”

I have learned a long time ago (when PC's where still a rumour) that information is data that is usable (the definition was a bit longer). It came down to the idea that a phonebook contains a lot of data, but only the number I look up in it is considered information.

This definition can still be used in a strict sense, but in practice, I notice that information often describes something, whereas data refers to "stuff" that belongs to and is used by or in an application.

So Code and Application information could be two things (your Q2 — it can mean both):

• The code that makes up the application and information about the application.
• Information about both the code that makes up the application and about the application itself.

The explicit exclusion of Application data refers to the data that is used inside the application, such as user generated content, default data, screen layouts, up to a complete database.

The difference is mainly in the fact that application data can be a lot of data, and it is normally only accessible by the application itself. The information in your "card content" is the information that is needed to execute the application, but it does not contains the data that is used by the application.

"To inaugurate" is fairly archaic in American English. We say people get inaugurated in political office, or to inaugurate a new policy. I couldn't tell you exactly what the difference is, but I can't remember the last time I heard someone use the word for anything but a new president.

To say something "launched" implies movement, and a certain element of risk. Its usage is metaphoric, as literally speaking only vessels launch. When you "launch" a new software, you are taking it from its safe harbor (the development team) and putting it out into the dangerous seas (the general public). It used to imply adventure and risk, but is now sufficiently commonplace that people don't normally think of it that way. "Released" is a more neutral word for the same thing.