data

[ˈdeɪtə]

Definition:
1. Facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions.
2. Information that is stored by a computer.
3. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.

Use 'data' in a sentence:

1. They had hacked secret data.
2. Satellites route data all over the globe.
3. 10% of the data was discarded as unreliable.
4. These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.
5. No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
6. If they value these data, let them pay for them.
7. He copied the data into a notebook.
8. The study was based on data from 2,100 women.
9. This data is shown graphically on the opposite page.
10. All the data is then dumped into the main computer.
11. An error was reported when he tried to write data to the file for the first time.
12. Data from these instruments is telemetered to the laboratory.
13. The data in the cells should be left-justified.
14. A lot less time is now spent entering the data.
15. You can transfer data to a disk in a few seconds.
16. The data had been presented misleadingly.
17. There are data on the rates of diffusion of molecules.
18. Computer crimes include data theft and pirating software.
19. A single CD-ROM can hold more than 500 megabytes of data.
20. Data is transmitted electronically.
21. The data can be interpreted in many different ways.
22. The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
23. There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced.
24. This information is only raw data and will need further analysis.
25. New information is matched against existing data in the computer.
26. Computers can now output data much more quickly.
27. The data are then fed into a computer.
28. Modern computers can organize large amounts of data very quickly.
29. More keyboarding staff are required for data entry.
30. Who gave the authorization to release the data?
31. This data was collected from 69 countries.
32. The job involves gathering and analysing data.
33. Analyses were conducted on the raw data.
34. Data mining is used to analyse individuals' buying habits.
35. This key toggles various views of the data.
36. We've been collecting data from various sources.
37. Save data frequently.
38. The program will prompt you to enter data where required.
39. How can we display this data in a usable form?
40. The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
41. Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory.
42. The data are stored in the computer's memory.
43. Collecting data is a painfully slow process.
44. The first stage in research is data collection.