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data
noun
facts
and
statistics
collected
together
for
reference
or
analysis
,
regarded
as
a
single
body
of
information
•
The
engineer
reviewed
the
data
from
the
sensors
before
adjusting
the
machine
.
The
engineer
reviewed
the
data
from
the
sensors
before
adjusting
the
machine
.
•
Teachers
use
test
data
to
understand
how
well
their
students
are
learning
.
Teachers
use
test
data
to
understand
how
well
their
students
are
learning
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
datum
,
plural
data
,
meaning
‘
something
given
’.
In
English
it
began
as
the
plural
of
datum
but
has
increasingly
been
used
as
a
mass
noun
since
the
mid-20th
century
.
noun
-
datum
,
data
the
plural
form
of
datum
;
several
individual
pieces
of
information
considered
separately
•
These
data
reveal
that
younger
drivers
experience
fewer
accidents
at
night
.
These
data
reveal
that
younger
drivers
experience
fewer
accidents
at
night
.
•
All
survey
data
were
stored
in
a
spreadsheet
for
later
study
.
All
survey
data
were
stored
in
a
spreadsheet
for
later
study
.
Latin
plural
of
datum
,
meaning
‘
things
given
’.
Retained
as
a
plural
form
in
technical
and
academic
English
.
database
noun
a
structured
collection
of
information
kept
on
a
computer
so
it
can
be
quickly
searched
,
managed
,
and
updated
•
Our
company
stores
every
customer
record
in
a
secure
database
.
Our
company
stores
every
customer
record
in
a
secure
database
.
•
The
scientist
searched
an
online
database
for
articles
about
climate
change
.
The
scientist
searched
an
online
database
for
articles
about
climate
change
.
Formed
in
the
1960s
from
data
+
base
,
referring
to
a
foundational
store
of
data
.
verb
-
database
,
databasing
,
databases
,
databased
to
store
information
in
a
structured
computer
system
so
it
can
be
easily
searched
and
managed
•
The
research
team
will
database
all
the
survey
responses
before
publishing
the
report
.
The
research
team
will
database
all
the
survey
responses
before
publishing
the
report
.
•
After
scanning
the
documents
,
the
librarian
databases
them
for
easy
searching
.
After
scanning
the
documents
,
the
librarian
databases
them
for
easy
searching
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
database
,
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
1970s
within
computing
fields
.
