Data | Define Data at Dictionary.com data [dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] /ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə/ Spell 2. (used with a plural verb) individual facts, statistics, or items of information: These data represent the results of our analyses. Data are entered by terminal for immediate processing by the computer. 3. (used with a singular verb) a body of facts; information: Additional data is available from the president of the firm. Related forms data, datum (see usage note at the current entry) Usage note Expand Data is a plural of datum, which is originally a Latin noun meaning “something given.” Today, data is used in English both as a plural noun meaning “facts or pieces of information” (These data are described more fully elsewhere) and as a singular mass noun meaning “information”: Not much data is available on flood control in Brazil. It is almost always treated as a plural in scientific and academic writing. In other types of writing it is either singular or plural. The singular datum meaning “a piece of information” is now rare in all types of writing.

In surveying and civil engineering, where datum has specialized senses, the plural form is datums. datum [dey-tuh m, dat-uh m, dah-tuh m] /ˈdeɪ təm, ˈdæt əm, ˈdɑ təm/ Spell Syllables noun, plural data [dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] /ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə/ (Show IPA), for 1–3, datums for 4, 5. 1. a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data. 2. any fact assumed to be a matter of direct observation. any proposition assumed or given, from which conclusions may be drawn. 3. Compare ideatum . 4. Surveying, Civil Engineering. any level surface, line, or point used as a reference in measuring elevations. 5. Surveying. a basis for horizontal control surveys, consisting of the longitude and latitude of a certain point, the azimuth of a certain line from this point, and two constants used in defining the terrestrial spheroid.

Origin of datum 1640-50; < Latin: a thing given, neuter past participle of dare to give Can be confused data , datum (see usage note at data ) Usage note Examples from the Web for data Expand Contemporary Examples This decrease was statistically significant because the data in that study weren't as variable. British Dictionary definitions for data Expand a series of observations, measurements, or facts; information 2. (computing) Also called information. the information operated on by a computer program Usage note Although now often used as a singular noun, data is properly a plural Word Origin C17: from Latin, literally: (things) given, from dare to give datum a single piece of information; fact 2. a proposition taken for granted, often in order to construct some theoretical framework upon it; a given See also sense datum Word Origin C17: from Latin: something given; see data Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.

1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for data Expand n. 1640s, plural of datum, from Latin datum "(thing) given," neuter past participle of dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Meaning "transmittable and storable computer information" first recorded 1946. Data processing is from 1954. datum proper Latin singular of data (q.v.). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Expand data, data processing, jargon /day't*/ (Or "raw data") Numbers, characters , images , or other method of recording, in a form which can be assessed by a human or (especially) input into a computer , stored and processed there, or transmitted on some digital channel. Computers nearly always represent data in binary .

Data on its own has no meaning, only when interpreted by some kind of data processing system does it take on meaning and become information . For example, the binary data 01110101 might represent the integer 117 or the ASCII lower case U character or the blue component of a pixel in some video . Which of these it represents is determined by the way it is processed (added, printed, displayed, etc.). Even these numbers, characters or pixels however are still not really information until their context is known, e.g. my bank balance is £117, there are two Us in "vacuum", you have blue eyes. (2007-09-10) grammatical number - Is the word "data" now considered singular, or still plural? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange 1 As a side note, apparently in French it is sometimes insisted that "information" be used only as a singular. e.g. "les informations sont...". – Seamus Oct 6 '10 at 10:35 "Life of its own" describes it quite well. Such developments happen on occasion. Compare "people".

– Peter Eisentraut Oct 6 '10 at 10:56 About "the data suggest" vs. "the data suggests": Could this be a British vs. American thing, like "the police suggest" vs. "the police suggests"? – Peter Eisentraut Oct 6 '10 at 10:57 @Seamus: same goes for many languages, including many Germanic ones. – RegDwigнt♦ Oct 6 '10 at 11:07 I had never heard "the data suggest". I find it interesting how the google results for it are mainly scientific publications, where the results for "the data suggests" are more informal and more familiar to me. – Stefan Monov Oct 7 '10 at 14:26 1 Er, I have seen "datum" used quite often in English… why do you say it's not? – ShreevatsaR Oct 6 '10 at 16:33 1 I agree that the use of "datum" is vanishingly small (speaking for the US, anyway). I am surprised to hear anyone saying that they encounter "datum" often.

– Kosmonaut Oct 7 '10 at 1:29 1 @Kosmonaut, @Colin: I started typing a comment here but it was too long: I've left it as an answer . I have encountered the word "in the wild" (without looking for it) at least a few dozen times. – ShreevatsaR Oct 7 '10 at 8:21 2 @ShreevatsaR: Does that mean it is used "quite often"? – Kosmonaut Oct 7 '10 at 15:07 1 @Kosmonaut: Certainly. It's sufficiently "quite often" to strongly disagree with claims like "vanishingly small", "simply not true in modern English that 'datum' is the singular of 'data'" or "even those who use 'data' as plural do not refer to one of the individual pieces of data as a datum"". I can name many words that are used less often but are still part of modern English.

:-) – ShreevatsaR Oct 7 '10 at 16:32 2 This does not mean that data corresponds to datum as a plural in the grammar of most people. For example, one can easily search Google News and find plenty of usages of "piece of data", which would not make much sense if datum is active in one's grammar. Sure, datum is an English word (and I don't think Colin Fine claims otherwise), but just because the rare word datum means one piece of data, and data is the plural in Latin of datum, doesn't mean that the two must correspond in English as a singular-plural pair. And I don't think they do for just about anyone. – Kosmonaut Oct 7 '10 at 14:57 @Kosmonaut: I did not (and do not) claim that 'data' is always the plural of 'datum' for everyone, only that some people do use 'datum' as the singular of 'data', contrary to Colin Fine's claim (which I still find bizarre). Please see RegDwight's answer, that there are two conflicting usages: my claim is that both usages exist.

If you really claim that no one uses datum-data as a singular-plural pair, I could find examples of people who do, but I hope you won't make such a claim. :-) [Also, a word used so many times in two weeks is not "rare" according to me, but your definition may differ.] – ShreevatsaR Oct 7 '10 at 16:34 sorry, but you haven't actually shown that the use of "datum" in these examples is the singular of "data". It's just a word, one used for emphasis. At least that's how I read these examples. You say "some people do use 'datum' as the singular of 'data'" All you've shown is that "some people do use 'datum'", period. – Jürgen A. Erhard Jan 30 '11 at 20:37 @jae: See my comment just above yours. I only posted my answer in response to the (very startling) claim that 'datum' is not part of modern English, and that people 'do not refer to one of the individual pieces of data as a datum'.

And what do you think the meaning of 'datum' is in these examples (note again: they're all from within a span of two weeks), if not an individual piece of information? – ShreevatsaR Jan 31 '11 at 4:16 2 "Overloading" is itself an overloaded term ;). In this context, you have a more precise meaning being replaced by the one lay-usage - rather than the other way round of jargon overriding something less specific. Is this still overloading? Pondering further: is this overloading either a) a way to allow ambiguity in more formal systems or b) a mechanism for language evolution? – jamesh Oct 10 '10 at 22:03 I think that it's a matter of language evolution, myself. Non-formalized languages (those that are not artificial nor have a governing authority delineating their proper usage--so, most of them outside of French ;-P) have this sort of meaning-creep over time as people either use words in a poetic fashion that catches on or make mistakes with the 'proper' meaning often enough.

– munin Oct 12 '10 at 15:27 Continuing with the biological evolution metaphor, this would be an example of adaptive radiation.

– jamesh Oct 28 '10 at 13:57 data - definition of data in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of data in English: data 1[mass noun] Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis: ‘there is very little data available’ More example sentences ‘The S Language is a powerful tool for the statistical and graphical analysis of data.’ ‘Using predominantly CPS files, I was able to collect statistical data on a number of variables.’ ‘The solution rested with data collection and analysis by a number of SPC member companies.’ ‘He notes that the pair provide graphs but no statistical analysis of their data.’ ‘The IMF insists that the Department of Statistics gets economic data together in a timely fashion.’ ‘Evaluation is the systematic collection and analysis of relevant data to inform decision making.’ ‘RTW collected the data, carried out statistical analyses, and reviewed the manuscript.’ ‘Web surveys have reduced the cost of data collection and made data analysis more efficient.’ ‘All interpretation of data and analysis of statistics will then be carried out in-house by the Chamber.’ ‘We used grounded theory to guide sampling and collection and analysis of data.’ ‘The reduction in violent crime is evident in the raw data, before any statistical analysis.’ ‘Police time

 will then be spent collecting together the data and providing statistics that indicate the ethnicity of those stopped.’ ‘In time, more and more use will be made of statistical analysis of data to describe rocks that fall into a few named categories.’ ‘With this book we try to bridge this gap and present real data and facts together with concepts commonly used in economics.’ ‘These programs are used to edit and prepare the collected data for analysis.’ ‘She said the publication uses data from monthly opinion polls, statistical data, and an analysis of media reports.’ ‘Analysis of variance and Chi square tests were used for statistical analysis of data.’ ‘He cited a recent analysis based on data collected by a software company that was funded by a CIA-connected firm.’ ‘The structure of the database permits easy retrieval of specific mutation data for further analysis.’ ‘In this section, we will discuss some details of our measurement software and the collected data.’ Synonyms facts, figures, statistics, details, particulars, specifics, features information, evidence, intelligence, material, background, input proof, fuel, ammunition statement, report, return, dossier, file, documentation info, gen, dope, low-down, deets 1.1 The quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which

 may be stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.

Example sentences ‘The audit trailing of data is likely to multiply the amount of transactional data we store by a factor of two or more.’ ‘Spent the morning verifying health records and entering data in the computer; always a great joy.’ ‘HP's wireless keyboards can transmit data to other computers in faraway buildings.’ ‘Internet 2 continues to break astounding records for transmitting data.’ ‘Argote gives the example of old recordings of film or data stored on magnetic tape.’ ‘The coherent light beams could lead to ultrafast computer circuitry that transmits data optically.’ ‘Radio signals send that data to a computer mounted on the handlebars for the cyclists to read.’ ‘The data signal is stored in a first memory in response to the write clock signal.’ ‘It can also monitor sales and store financial data on recording companies and rights-holders.’ ‘The transmitting modem translates digital computer data into analog signals that can be carried over a phone line.’ ‘It's primarily designed to prefetch large quantities of data to help prevent processor stalls.’ ‘The accumulated data is recorded and stored because the material flow must be traceable.’ ‘While backing up data may be a minor chore for many, backing up vast quantities of data is a major operation.’ ‘An electronic tag containing an E

PC on a microchip stores and transmits data to a reader.’ ‘A query is executed in a computer to retrieve data from a database stored on a data storage device.’ ‘Some allow you to download stored data to your computer as a way of keeping track of your progress.’ ‘Three playbacks are planned, to ensure that all recorded data are safely transmitted to Earth.’ ‘With a day's diving complete, the team recorded their data in laptop computers and’ ‘From cassette tapes to disk drives, the most popular way to store data is with magnetic materials.’ ‘WinBackup is designed to make it easy to perform regular backups of all or selected data on your computer.’ 1.2Philosophy Things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or calculation.

Example sentences ‘How do sense-data differ from other data, e.g. from those of memory or introspection?’ ‘The roots of relativism lie not in empirical data but in certain epistemological and metaphysical preconceptions.’ ‘The other is that he had come to make a virtue of the fact that the basic data of knowledge are never certain, but at best merely credible to some degree.’ ‘These data can be accepted on the basis of the reliability of our natural faculties with respect to the natural world.’ ‘These data consist of raw facts, as free as possible of confining hypotheses.’ Usage In Latin, data is the plural of datum and, historically and in specialized scientific fields, it is also treated as a plural in English, taking a plural verb, as in the data were collected and classified. In modern non-scientific use, however, it is generally not treated as a plural. Instead, it is treated as a mass noun, similar to a word like information, which takes a singular verb. Sentences such as data was collected over a number of years are now widely accepted in standard English Origin Mid 17th century (as a term in philosophy): from Latin, plural of datum.

Pronunciation: Which of the following is correct? I had fewer friends than you I had less friends than you Which of the following is correct? He served fewer than six years in prison He served less than six years in prison Which of the following is correct? Can we have less meetings? Can we have fewer meetings? Which of the following is correct? He spends less time with her He spends fewer time with her Which of the following is correct? Students could face less exams Students could face fewer exams Which of the following is correct? Most had a score of less than 10 Most had a score of fewer than 10 Which of the following is correct? Less cars are on the road Fewer cars are on the road Which of the following is correct? It weighs fewer than 6 pounds It weighs less than 6 pounds Which of the following is correct? Off-peak there are less accidents Off-peak there are fewer accidents Which of the following is correct? The less words used the better The fewer words used the better You scored /10 practise again?

Retry Most popular in the world Australia A word for a single piece of type of information, equivalent to a field on a form - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange A word for a single piece of type of information, equivalent to a field on a form up vote 1 down vote favorite I'm inventorying all types of information used by the people involved in a business process, things such as client name, price, price index, adress,quantities sold, stocks etc. If I were to do the same thing about a form I would call it inventorying the form fields. Here, I'm looking for a single word that would mean the same thing on a whole businness process involving dozens of steps and around forty different #### of information. What could we replace #### by ? The alternatives, so far: "type" of information/data seems to wide for the purpose. Numerical/text/financial/psychological are types. I feel that "name, adress, temperature of the day, gross margin..." are too narrow to fill a whole "type". "field" cannot be used as it for a whole business process involving tens of forms, data that stays in the background, information on spreadsheets, information transmitted through phones, snail mail, email etc.

The data used does not necessarily go on a form or a spreadsheet. "category" seems to fit the 6 or 7 fields that, for example, identify a client (name, surname, middle name, address, id # ...). In my mind, that would constitute a category of information, i.e. identification constitute a category of data. "piece" of data/info is okay for a single entry, "John Doe" is a piece of info, "address"/"margin"/"date of entry" is not a single piece. listing, record, catalogue, account, roll, file, tally seem all too narrow/ too wide, too specific to a field of interest. i'd actually use "field" these days, since it's so obvious what it means, due to the ubiquitous computing use. – Joe Blow Jun 3 '15 at 12:59 Well, I'd call one of them a "datum", but then the plural is "data", which has a very common yet different meaning. – Hot Licks Jun 4 '15 at 11:28 meant to post this days ago but I was on my lunch break and ran out of time, anyway: How about "variable".

You could say you're collecting information used by the people involved in a business, involving over 40 variables, such as client name, price, price index, address,quantities sold, stocks etc. "parameter" might work too. Or "attribute" To be honest though, field isn't bad either. from MW item (noun) "a separate piece of news or information" e.g. "He always orders the most expensive item on the menu." from TFD item (noun) "a clause of a document, a bit of information, a detail." e.g. "Here is the insurance form. Please fill in the blank items." The word usually used is simply datum. It is the singular of the word data and describes any single piece of information. It is true that nowadays, data is used as a singular word describing information. However, in the scientific world in particular, a datum is still widely used to reference a single entity. It is also used in combination with other nouns, for example a datum point or a datum entry. If I understand the definition correctly, a single datum would be John or 1255, Main st. This is not what I'm looking for. But thanks for the info. – P. O.

Jun 3 '15 at 12:38 But in the example given, the word would be data (plural): "...involving tens of steps and around forty different #### of information," which sounds really odd given the usual use of data. – Andrew Leach♦ Jun 3 '15 at 12:38 Granted. It would need rephrasing as "..forty different datum points" or similar. – Chenmunka Jun 3 '15 at 12:43 3 it has nothing to do with "data". one piece of data is sort of "any fact". this is a specific "field" from a list thereof. "item" is the best equivalent when "field" does not quite work. – Joe Blow Jun 3 '15 at 12:58 It isn't that data is "used as a singular word", as much as it is used as a mass noun. Wikipedia covers this – T.E.D. Jun 4 '15 at 10:27 Pieces of information would encompass all the data and the names for every category, isn't though ?

As if you were talking about a spreadsheet, it would be the word that would describe only each column name, not their content. – P. O. Jun 3 '15 at 12:47 The phrase "pieces of information" refers to the content. It implies that the information can be understood as a set of discrete elements, that one could create a placeholder or slot (or database field) to hold each piece of information. The word "pieces" does not imply anything about giving a name to each of these pieces. I have seen it used in your context thousands of times. Consult the ngram for attestations. Your understanding of "piece" (in the body of your question) is too rigid. Piece is not that precise. John Doe is two pieces of information, or one. – TRomano Jun 3 '15 at 12:56 «"pieces of information" refers to the content» is exactly what I'm not looking for, I'm looking for the different "content holders" of a set. Describing the individual names of each column (in the example given). BTW I've edited my post for tens vs dozens following your comment. Thanks – P. O.

Jun 3 '15 at 13:30 But the phrase also refers to the "pieceness" of the content. The idea is that the data consist of discrete pieces to which names could be given. I think you're making a problem where none exists. – TRomano Jun 3 '15 at 15:16 Data - definition of data by The Free Dictionary Data - definition of data by The Free Dictionary (dā′tə, dăt′ə, dä′tə) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. Facts that can be analyzed or used in an effort to gain knowledge or make decisions; information. 2. Statistics or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer. 3. Plural of datum . [Latin, pl. of datum; see datum.] Usage Note: The word data is the plural of Latin datum, "something given." In English, most notably in scientific usage, this plural usage is still common, as in this example: "Eventually, his data suggest, a tumor's ... alterations give rise to mutant cells" (Janet Raloff).

But data is also standard in denoting a singular mass entity (like information), especially in writing for a more general audience: "Before data is transmitted in bulk around the internet, it is routinely compressed to reduce redundancy" (Richard Dawkins)."Goodall ... wanted to get as much data as possible from her animals before she had to leave them" (Elizabeth Royte). · In our 2005 survey, 66 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the use of data with a singular verb and pronoun in the sentence Once the data is in, we can begin to analyze it. Fully 92 percent accepted the sentence We have very little data on the efficacy of such programs, the same percentage that accepted the use of data as a plural noun. (Note that the quantifier very little, like much in the last quotation given above, is not used with plural nouns such as facts or results.) The percentages in the 2005 survey represent significant increases over those of our 1988 survey, making it safe to say that singular data has become a standard usage. data 1. (Communications & Information) a series of observations, measurements, or facts; information 2.

(Computer Science) computing Also called: information the information operated on by a computer program [C17: from Latin, literally: (things) given, from dare to give] Usage: Although now often used as a singular noun, data is properly a plural da•ta (ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə) n. 1. a pl. of datum. 2. (used with a pl. v.) individual facts, statistics, or items of information. 3. (used with a sing. v.) a body or collection of facts or particulars; information. usage: data is a plural of datum , orig. a Latin noun meaning “a thing given.” Today, data is used in English both as a plural noun meaning “facts or pieces of information” (These data are described fully on page 8) and as a singular mass noun meaning “information”: The data has been entered in the computer. It is almost always treated as a plural in scientific and academic writing, as a singular or plural elsewhere depending on the context. The singular datum meaning “a piece of information” occurs most frequently in academic or scientific writing.

da·ta (dā′tə, dăt′ə) (Used with a singular or plural verb) 1. Information, especially when it is to be analyzed or used as the basis for a decision. 2. Information, usually in numerical form, suitable for processing by a computer. Usage In scientific writing, data is usually treated as a singular in much the same way as the word information is. We say When the data comes in, we'll understand what happened. But because the word is historically the plural of the Latin noun datum, it is sometimes used as a plural, as in These data do not support your conclusions. The plural use is less frequent than the singular. data Representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means. Any representations such as characters or analog quantities to which meaning is or might be assigned. data Data is information, usually in the form of facts or statistics that can be analysed. Such tasks require the worker to process a large amount of data. This will make the data easier to collect. Data is usually regarded as an uncountable noun and is used with a singular form of a verb.

2010 is the latest year for which data is available. The latest data shows that lending fell by 10% in May. People usually say this data, rather than 'these data'. Processing this data only takes a moment. In some formal and scientific writing, data is used with a plural form of a verb, and these data is used instead of 'this data'. The economic data are inconclusive. To cope with these data, hospitals bought large mainframe computers. In other kinds of writing and in conversation, people usually use data as an uncountable noun. data Information for a computer to work on. Also, information and results from a computer. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: information aggregation , collection , accumulation , assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole accounting data - all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable metadata - data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications" raw data - unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis data noun information , facts , figures , details , materials , documents , intelligence , statistics , input , gen (Brit.

informal), dope (informal), info (informal) The survey was based on data from 2,100 patients. Usage: From a historical point of view only, the word data is a plural. In fact, in many cases it is not clear from context if it is being used as a singular or plural, so there is no issue: when next needed the data can be accessed very quickly. When it is necessary to specify, the preferred usage nowadays in general language is to treat it as singular, as in: this data is useful to the government in the planning of housing services. There are rather more examples in the Bank of English of these data than this data, with a marked preference for the plural in academic and scientific writing. As regards data is versus data are, the preference for the plural form overall is even more marked in that kind of writing. When speaking, however, it is best to opt for treating the word as singular, except in precise scientific contexts. The singular form datum is comparatively rare in the sense of a single item of data. data A. NPL (with sing or pl vb) → datos mpl B.

CPD data bank N → banco m de datos data capture N → grabación f de datos data collection N → recogida f de datos , recopilación f de datos data dictionary, data directory N → guía f de datos data entry N → entrada f de datos data file N → archivo m de datos data link N → medio m de transmisión de datos data management N → gestión f de datos data preparation N → preparación f de datos data processing N (= action) → procesamiento m de datos , proceso m de datos ; (= science) → informática f data processor N → procesador m de datos data protection N → protección f de datos data transmission N → transmisión f de datos , telemática f data [ˈdɑːtə ˈdeɪtə] npl → données fpldata bank n → banque f de données data pl of datum usu with sing vb → Daten pl; the actual data is quite surprising → die eigentlichen Daten sind recht erstaunlich ; a piece of data → eine Angabe ; (Math) → ein (Zahlen) wert m; we have a significant amount of data on … → wir haben einen beträchtlichen Datenbestand über … (+acc)

 data n → Datenbank f database n → Datenbank f; we have a large data of … → wir haben große Datenbestände an … (dat); to set up a data → eine Datenbank aufbauen ; data manager → Datenbankmanager(in) m(f) data bit pl (Comput) → Datenkommunikation f → or -übermittlung f data file n (Comput) → Lichtgriffel or -stift m data processing [ˈdeɪtə] nsg or pl → dati mpl data (ˈdeitə) , (daːtə) noun plural or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer).

All the data has/have been fed into the computer.

gegewens, data مُعْطَيات، بَيانات информация dados údaje, informace Daten data; materiale στοιχεία , δεδομένα datos andmed داده ها؛ اطلاعات tieto données נתונים, מידע डेटा podaci adat(ok) data staðreyndir, upplÿsingar, gögn dati 資料, データ 데이터 duomenys fakts; dati; informācija maklumat gegevens , data data , informasjon , materiale dane ابتدايى معلومات چه دهغو په اساس نو ر حقايق لاس ته راتلاى شى: مفروضات، معلومات، سوابق dados date данные údaje, pokyny podatki podaci data ข้อมูล veri , bilgi 資料，數據 дані حقائق یا معلومات dữ liệu 数据，资料 ˈdatabase noun (also ˈdata-bank) a large amount of information which is stored in a computer.

إعْدادُ البَيانات banco de dados die Datenbank databank βάση δεδομένων base de datos andmepank tietokanta banque de données adatbázis; adatbannk bank data database 데이터베이스 duomenø bankas datu banka database databank ; database bank danych د كمپيوتر يو پروګرام banco de dados date база данных banka podatkov databas ข้อมูลที่เก็บไว้ในคอมพิวเตอร์ veri bankası 資料庫 cơ sở dữ liệu 数据库 ˌdata-ˈprocessing noun the handling and processing of information by computer.

dataverwerking إعْدادُ البَيانات обработване на информация processamento de dados zpracování informací die elektronische Datenverarbeitung databehandling επεξεργασία δεδομένων procesamiento de datos , informática andmetöötlus پردازش داده ها tietojenkäsittely informatique עִבּוּד נְתוּנִים (कंप्यूटर) डेटा प्रोसेसिंग, आंकड़ा अभिसंस्करण baza podataka (gépi) adatfeldolgozás pengolahan data gagnavinnsla elaborazione di dati データ処理 데이터 처리 duomenų apdorojimas datu apstrāde memproses data automatische informatieverwerking databehandling przetwarzanie danych د كمپيوتر يوه برخه processamento de dados proce­sa­­re de date обработка информации

 spracovanie informácií obdelava podatkov obrada podataka databehandling การประมวลผลข้อมูลทางคอมพิวเตอร์ veri işlem, bilgi işlem 資料處理 обробка даних کمپیوٹر کے ذریعہ معلومات کی ترتیب اور تدوین xử lý dữ liệu 数据处理 data What is Data?

Webopedia Definition storage management (1) Data is distinct pieces of information, usually formatted in a special way. All software is divided into two general categories: data and programs . Programs are collections of instructions for manipulating data. Data can exist in a variety of forms -- as numbers or text on pieces of paper, as bits and bytes stored in electronic memory , or as facts stored in a person's mind. Strictly speaking, data is the plural of datum, a single piece of information. In practice, however, people use data as both the singular and plural form of the word. (2) The term data is often used to distinguish binary machine-readable information from textual human-readable information. For example, some applications make a distinction between data files ( files that contain binary data) and text files (files that contain ASCII data). (3) In database management systems , data files are the files that store the database information, whereas other files, such as index files and data dictionaries, store administrative information, known as metadata .

Webopedia Resources Data plural versus data singular | FlowingData Data plural versus data singular Kevin Drum on data is or data are : Now, I know that lots of people continue to foolishly disagree with me about this, but I’m curious how far they’re willing to push things. If you had, say, five bits of information, would you say I only have five data? If you really, truly believe that data is a plural noun, you’d have no problem with this. But does anyone actually do it? This was in response to the Wall Street Journal’s style guy saying that they can go either way , as the word as has evolved to also mean a singular collection of numbers. Here’s what the New York Times style guide has to say about it: [D]ata is acceptable as a singular term for information: The data was persuasive. In its traditional sense, meaning a collection of facts and figures, the noun can still be plural: They tabulate the data, which arrive from bookstores nationwide. (In this sense, the singular is datum, a word both stilted and deservedly obscure.) I say data is. The plural version sounds weird to me.

datum - Wiktionary datum See also: dátum and Datum Contents datum ‎(plural data or datums ) (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc. (plural: data) (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation. (plural: data) (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn. (plural: datums) (cartography, engineering) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system. 2007, Roger F Tomlinson, Thinking about GIS: geographic information system planning for managers Datums are another important map aspect related to projection. A datum provides a base reference for measuring locations on Earth's surface. Data Synonyms, Data Antonyms | Thesaurus.com Word Origin & History data 1640s, plural of datum, from L. datum "(thing) given," neuter pp.

of dare "to give" (see date (1)). Meaning "transmittable and storable computer information" first recorded 1946. Data processing is from 1954. Example Sentences for data But, as I have said, our data do not relate to some especial other world. If his data were correct—and he was certain that they were—he had found his strike. In some instances, where data were limited, the results are more or less an estimate. Besides, the data for such a volume are for the most part wanting. We have not the data necessary for obtaining anything like precise laws. It brought with it a new set of data, and a new subject-matter. He includes these data in his own summary, supplementing them by information from other sources, to the extent deemed advisable. These costs are compiled from data collected by the authors. We have not, however, the data for estimating the proportion of each. The competitive edge is provided by the intelligent use of data.

Question: What is the singular term for one piece of data?
Answer: Datum