data

plural noun

ˈdā-tə How to pronounce data (audio)
Definition of datanext
as in information
a collection of factual knowledge about something we are putting together all the data we have obtained on the local housing market

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Recent Examples of data The actress provided the voice of a technologically advanced, data-spying smart refrigerator. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Balaji Tammabattula, chief operating officer of BaRupOn, which develops data center campuses, said the pressure of the midterms has helped developers understand how crucial community support is to a project’s success. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has called the consultant’s work an unfinished draft containing errors, inconsistencies, outdated information and data-validation problems. — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The company was ordered by a New Mexico judge to pay $25 billion in penalties on Wednesday over some of its data practices. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The California Department of Justice and agencies within it, like the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Bureau of Firearms, are also requested to participate in data-sharing efforts, according to the order. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Beginning August 1, 2026, covered data brokers were required to start processing those requests. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The move to change county data center zoning rules comes about five months after the plan commission gave no recommendation for a data center in Eagle Creek Township near Lowell. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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