English

data

/ˈdɑːtə/
A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.

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    Origin

    Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”); by surface analysis, dat(um) + -a. Doublet of date.

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    • borrowedLatindatum “given”
      • derivedProto-Indo-European*deh₃- “to lay out, to spread out”
      • derivedLatindatus “given”
        • derivedLatindō “to give”

    Related: English date (doublet)

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