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data.

A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɑːtə/Received-Pronunciation/ɖɑʈɑ/South-Asia[ˈdäːɾə]Australia, New-Zealand/ˈdeɪtə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.

    collective · uncountable
    Data can be sent through email.
  2. Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and usually structured (such as statistics).

    collective · uncountable
    This data shows that X is correlated with Y.
  3. Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
    run out of data
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”); by surface analysis, dat(um) + -a. Doublet of date.

noun/ˈdɑːtə/Received-Pronunciation/ɖɑʈɑ/South-Asia[ˈdäːɾə]Australia, New-Zealand/ˈdeɪtə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. plural of datum

    form-of · plural
    These data show that the new policy is not working as intended.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”); by surface analysis, dat(um) + -a. Doublet of date.

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