data

Meanings

Noun

• a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  • "statistical data"
• an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
• plural of datum
• A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.
• Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
• Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”).

Synonyms

data point, data points, datum, information