data

Universal Words noun (used as a plural noun in technical English, when the singular is datum) 1 [U,pl.] facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions: This data was collected from 69 countries. * the analysis / interpretation of the data * raw data (= that has not been analysed) * demographical / historical / personal data * (technical) These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up. 2 [U] information that is stored by a computer: data capture / retrieval (= ways of storing or finding information on a computer)