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data
[ dey-tuh, dat-uh ]
noun
- (usually used with a singular verb) Digital Technology. information in digital format, as encoded text or numbers, or multimedia images, audio, or video:
The data was corrupted and can’t be retrieved.
Data is entered for immediate processing by the computer.
- (used with a singular verb) a body of facts; information:
Additional data is available from the president of the firm.
- (used with a plural verb) individual facts, statistics, or items of information:
These data represent the results of our analyses.
- a plural of datum.
data
/ ˈdeɪtə; ˈdɑːtə /
plural noun
- a series of observations, measurements, or facts; information
- Also calledinformation computing the information operated on by a computer program
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- pre·da·ta noun
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Example Sentences
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
The flight management computers include the navigation data programmed for every flight.
We might even see data that suggest the program is performing efficiently.
Take fiscal year 2013, the last year the finalized data is available.
In short, the existing data makes fracking seem like a judgment call.
The doctrines of free trade are of very recent growth; the data on which its laws are founded are few, and also uncertain.
With regard to the effects on the sexual powers, I have not sufficient data upon which to found positive rules.
I have neither the data nor the technical knowledge which would justify me to my conscience in doing so.
Every one who spoke had studied the data and the ground and there was no divergence of view, which was a comfort.
The point which most concerns us is in how far biological data can be applied to the sex problem in society.
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