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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|dÄ�'tÉ�, IPA|/Ë�deɪtÉ�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"deIt@</tt>/
• rhymes|eɪtÉ�

(US):

• AHD|dÄ�'tÉ�, IPA|/Ë�dætÉ�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"d{t@</tt>/
• audio|en-us-data1.ogg|Audio 1 (US), audio|en-us-data2.ogg|Audio 2 (US)
• rhymes|ætÉ�

(Aus, US, UK formal):

• AHD|dä'tÉ�, IPA|/Ë�dÉ�Ë�tÉ�/, SAMPA|/<tt>"dA:t@</tt>/
• rhymes|É�Ë�tÉ�

Noun
wikipedia
data context|plural|or|uncountable

1. Plural of datum: pieces of information.
2. (collectively; uncountable) information.
3. 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
trans-mid
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

1. date
2. #English|data

Verb
data

1. Feminine singular of dato, past participle of dare
2. third person singular present tense of datare
3. second person singular imperative of datare

Related terms
databile
datare
datario
datato
datazione
dato

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