data

A2 Topic:Science & Research

US /ˈdeɪtə/ 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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · facts and figures collected... information

Word family

Derived forms anecdatabiodatadata-basedata-bounddata-drivendata-miningdata-orienteddata-phobedata-phobicdata-pointdata-processingdataback

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Phrases (6)

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data format
the structure or arrangement used to store or process information

Noun + noun
data multiplexer
a device that lets several data sources use a shared transmission channel

Noun + noun
input data
information supplied to a computer program for processing

Noun + noun
qualitative data
information describing qualities or experiences rather than numerical measurements

Adjective + noun
statistical data
numerical information collected or organized for analysis

Adjective + noun
data item
one separate piece of information within a collection

Noun + noun

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Simplified etymology

Data entered English in the mid-17th century as a philosophical term for things accepted as facts. It is the Latin plural of datum, “a piece of information,” literally “something given.” It is still grammatically plural in some usage, though it is also widely treated as a singular mass noun meaning “information.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”). Doublet of date.

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Topics

Science & Research

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# data

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪtə/
**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
- Science & Research

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