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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(da-ta)factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(da-ta)information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(da-ta)information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful
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noun(da-ta)something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference
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noun(da-ta)something used as a basis for calculating or measuring
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noun(da-ta)database
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noun(da-ta)the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends
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noun(da-ta)the converting of raw data to machine-readable form and its subsequent processing (such as storing, updating, rearranging, or printing out) by a computer
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noun(da-ta)any of various methods or formats (such as an array, file, or record) for organizing data in a computer
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noun(da-ta)the process of getting back computer files that are or seem to be lost
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noun(da-ta)an accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools
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noun(da-ta)a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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noun(da-ta)an immediate unanalyzable private object of sensation