data

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date.

noun

1. plural of datum
   First from these Data, let us obtain the Breadth of the Glass e z 1692, William Molyneux, Edmund Halley, Dioptrica nova, London: Benj. Tooke, page 100
2. (collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.
   The raw information was processed and placed into a database so the data could be accessed more quickly.
   Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks. 2013-06-22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76
3. (collectively) Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.
4. (computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.
5. (mobile telephony) Ellipsis of mobile data: digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.
   run out of data