B2nountechnologyscience
US/ˈdeɪ.tə/
UK/ˈdeɪ.tə/
facts, numbers or information collected to be studied or used by a computer
In context
The app collects data about how long you sleep each night.
We need more data before we can make a decision.
Hackers stole the personal data of millions of customers.
Words that go with data
verb + noun
- collect dataResearchers collected data from over 2,000 schools.
- analyze dataShe uses Python to analyze data for a bank.
adjective + noun
- personal dataNever share personal data with unknown websites.
- raw dataThe raw data needs cleaning before we can use it.
noun + noun
- data protectionNew data protection laws give users more control.
- data breachThe data breach exposed thousands of customers' passwords.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We collected a lot of datas.Correct: We collected a lot of data.