noun
- An electronic device that provides an interface in the transmission of data to a remote station.
- A collection of related data records on a computer-readable medium, such as a disk.
data set
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data set - Computer Definition
(1) A collection of interrelated data. Originating in the mainframe community, the term is used today as a generic description of a database, which may include multiple tables. It may also refer to some other data structure and sometimes to a single file or collection of files. See database and file.
(2) A data set is a telephone modem in earlier AT&T terminology.
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