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| − | Data is distinct pieces of information, usually formatted in a special way. Data can exist in a variety of forms — as numbers or text on pieces of paper, as bits and bytes stored in electronic memory, or as facts stored in a person's mind. Since the mid-1900s, people have used the word data to mean computer information that is transmitted or stored. Strictly speaking, data is the plural of datum, a single piece of information. In practice, however, people use data as both the singular and plural form of the word, and as a mass noun.<ref>Definition - What is the Meaning of Data? [https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/data.html Webopedia]</ref> | + | Data is distinct pieces of information, usually formatted in a special way. Data can exist in a variety of forms — as numbers or text on pieces of paper, as bits and bytes stored in electronic memory, or as facts stored in a person's mind. Since the mid-1900s, people have used the word data to mean [[computer]] information that is transmitted or stored. Strictly speaking, data is the plural of datum, a single piece of information. In practice, however, people use data as both the singular and plural form of the word, and as a mass noun.<ref>Definition - What is the Meaning of Data? [https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/data.html Webopedia]</ref> |
Revision as of 15:06, 6 February 2021
Data is distinct pieces of information, usually formatted in a special way. Data can exist in a variety of forms — as numbers or text on pieces of paper, as bits and bytes stored in electronic memory, or as facts stored in a person's mind. Since the mid-1900s, people have used the word data to mean computer information that is transmitted or stored. Strictly speaking, data is the plural of datum, a single piece of information. In practice, however, people use data as both the singular and plural form of the word, and as a mass noun.[1]