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English
Etymology
From L. data#Latin|data, plural of datum#Latin|datum (�that is given�), neuter past participle of dare#Latin|dare (�to give�).
Pronunciation
(UK, US):
- AHD|d�'t�, IPA|/�deɪt�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"deIt@</tt>/
- rhymes|eɪt�
(US):
- AHD|d�'t�, IPA|/�dæt�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"d{t@</tt>/
- audio|en-us-data1.ogg|Audio 1 (US), audio|en-us-data2.ogg|Audio 2 (US)
- rhymes|æt�
(Aus, US, UK formal):
- AHD|dä't�, IPA|/�d��t�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"dA:t@</tt>/
- rhymes|��t�
Noun
wikipedia
data context|plural|or|uncountable
- Plural of datum: pieces of information.
- (collectively; uncountable) information.
- A collection of object-units that are distinct from one another
Usage notes
Colloquially, this word is often used as an uncountable noun with a singular verb.
In formal or scientific writing, this word is usually a plural noun, with singular datum.
Translations
trans-top|plural of datum
Croatian: t|hr|podatci p
Dutch: gegevens o plural
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Finnish: data, tieto|tiedot p
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trans-top|information
Finnish: tieto
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Sindhi: SDchar|اعداد
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|French: données f p
ttbc|German: Daten n p (1, 2)
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ttbc|Italian: dati m p
ttbc|Polish: dane f pl
ttbc|Swedish: data c
ttbc|Portuguese: dados p, dado c
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Derived terms
databank
database
data entry
data processing
data set
External links
AskOxford.com: Is 'data' singular or plural?
The American Heritage® Dictionary's usage note on 'data'
Calpundit: YOU SAY DAY-TA, I SAY DAA-TA<!-- May 08, 2003 -->
John Quiggin: Data is not the plural of datum<!-- August 18, 2003 -->
johnaugust.com: ‘Data’ is singular<!-- September 22, 2004 @ 11:56 am -->
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Italian
Etymology
from Latin data
Noun
it-noun|dat|f|a|e
- date
- #English|data
Verb
data
- Feminine singular of dato, past participle of dare
- third person singular present tense of datare
- second person singular imperative of datare
Related terms
databile
datare
datario
datato
datazione
dato
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