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data definition

data (dāt′ə, dat′ə; Brit also dä′tə)

plural noun

  1. facts or figures to be processed; evidence, records, statistics, etc. from which conclusions can be inferred; information
  2. information in a form suitable for storing and processing by a computer

Etymology: pl. of datum: still often so used by scientists

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