Kilo Lingo

/ˈdeɪ.tə/

Line drawing of data
Coloured illustration of data
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Translation

Facts and numbers that people collect, keep and study. It is usually used with a singular verb.

Word origin

From Latin data, things given, the plural of datum. English took the plural form and now mostly treats it as one uncountable thing.

Origin
Latin
Root
datum
English cognates
date, datum

Examples

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"Data" here is everything stored on the machine.

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Here "data" means collected facts and numbers.

films .

"Data" also means what a phone sends and receives over the network.

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This word is part of lesson 34.