data A2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ɖɑ.ʈɑ/ UK /ˈdɑː.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #2029 Meanings 1 noun Facts and figures collected for analysis or to draw conclusions. The researchers gathered data from over a thousand people. 2 noun Information stored or processed by a computer. Always back up your data in case the computer fails. 3 noun Internet access transmitted over a mobile phone network. I've almost run out of data this month. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · facts and figures collected... information Word family Derived forms anecdatabiodatadata-basedata-bounddata-drivendata-miningdata-orienteddata-phobedata-phobicdata-pointdata-processingdataback Common collocations data format Noun + noun data multiplexer Noun + noun input data Noun + noun qualitative data Adjective + noun statistical data Adjective + noun data item Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”). Doublet of date. data Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # data **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɖɑ.ʈɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑː.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 2029 ## Meanings 1. Facts and figures collected for analysis or to draw conclusions. 2. Information stored or processed by a computer. 3. Internet access transmitted over a mobile phone network. ## Examples - The researchers gathered data from over a thousand people. - Always back up your data in case the computer fails. - I've almost run out of data this month. ## Derived Forms - anecdata - biodata - data-base - data-bound - data-driven - data-mining - data-oriented - data-phobe - data-phobic - data-point - data-processing - databack ## Roots and Affixes - Root: data ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”). Doublet of date. ## AI Etymology data was borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”). Doublet of date. Current senses include Facts and figures collected for analysis or to draw conclusions and Information stored or processed by a computer. English relatives and later formations include anecdata, biodata, data-base. ## Topics - Technology & Computing - Science & Research markdown