What is the word for "Unnecessary detailed information"?

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Can you tell me what the word is for "Unnecessary detailed info on a topic which is given after the prominent parts is given"?

I found this as I was looking for "unnecessary attribution" - hope that helps someone else. — Ryan Wheale, Feb 18 '17 at 17:22

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 01 '11 at 19:30

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You could say that it is extraneous:

not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.

answered Sep 01 '11 at 19:30

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '11 at 19:54

If someone doesn't stay on topic, you might say their unrelated information is a digression or that they've gone off on a tangent.

If they simply go on at length, they might ramble, drivel, blather, or babble, producing some form of nonsense, perhaps claptrap or prattle.

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 14 '15 at 06:04

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The word you're looking for is superfluous

From the Oxford Dictionary:

superfluous - Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough:

edited Aug 14 '15 at 06:04

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answered Aug 14 '15 at 04:07

Valerie

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Generally you would want to include some citation, but good. – Yeshe Aug 14 '15 at 05:27

Blake · Answer 4 · 2015-08-14T01:31:01.160

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Following on aedia λ's answer:

Digressive might be another alternative.

Merriam-Webster:

digressive: characterized by digressions

Edited to include definition based on Sven's suggestion.

edited Aug 14 '15 at 01:31

answered Aug 13 '15 at 04:42

Blake

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From the way the poster framed the question, I suspect that he's looking for a noun rather than for an adjective. But in any event you can strengthen your answer by adding a dictionary definition of digressive, citing the dictionary, and (if possible) including a link to it. – Sven Yargs Aug 13 '15 at 22:11
You're right of course. But the top-rated response also proposes only an adjective. – Blake Aug 14 '15 at 01:27
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So it does, so it does. And the poster accepted it, so he can hardly have been too keen on nouns versus adjectives. Anyway I appreciate your taking time to revise your answer to help it stand on its own a bit better. +1 – Sven Yargs Aug 14 '15 at 01:35
Of course! It was a good suggestion. – Blake Aug 14 '15 at 01:36

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 01 '11 at 20:00

We could call it "information overload":

The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results.

"information overload" is the result of too much information, and perhaps, can be used to refer to the "too much information" itself

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 01 '11 at 19:28

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Assuming you're referring to printed material of some sort, you might be referring to a 'disclaimer', 'statutory legalese', aka 'the fine print'.

answered Sep 01 '11 at 19:28

Autoresponder

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Actually it doesn't relate to printed material. It could be everything like a speech or something or a story.. – Tarik Sep 01 '11 at 19:28
Lets assume "Some one is giving a speech about something but in the middle of his speech he just decided to give such info not relevant to the topic and then quickly got back to the topic" but he did it on purpose and this is something not necessary and also detail info about the topic. – Tarik Sep 01 '11 at 19:38

What is the word for "Unnecessary detailed information"?

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