data

UK /ˈdɑː.tə/ US [ˈdäː.ɾə]
noun 3name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

accurate, reliable | comprehensive, detailed, extensive

raw

The scientists collected raw data from thousands of patients before starting their research.

factual, hard

The researchers collected factual data from hundreds of interviews across the country.

empirical, experimental, numerical, observational, scientific, statistical | demographic, environmental, financial, geological, historical, technical

QUANT

item, piece

The researcher found one crucial piece of data that changed the entire study.

mass, set

The researchers had to organize a massive set of data before they could complete their analysis.

VERB + DATA

acquire, amass, capture, collect, gather, get, obtain

The researchers gathered data from thousands of patients across five different hospitals.

enter, feed in

have, hold, record, store

The company stores data about millions of customers on secure servers.

access, retrieve | analyse, examine, interpret, look at, study

handle, manage, manipulate, process

The hospital needs software to handle patient data securely and efficiently.

exchange, share, transfer | present (sb with)

provide (sb with)

The hospital provided us with data showing improvements in patient care over the last year.

DATA + VERB

be derived from sth

The results came from data derived from interviews with over 500 people.

indicate sth, reflect sth, show sth, suggest sth

The survey data suggests that people prefer online shopping to visiting stores.

support sth

DATA + NOUN

acquisition, capture, collection | entry, input | storage | access, retrieval | analysis, handling, management, manipulation, processing | exchange, interchange, transfer, transmission | protection, security | source | archive, bank (also databank), base (also database), file | system

PREP

in the ~

The researchers discovered several patterns in the data from last year's survey.

~ about

The company collected data about customer shopping habits to improve their website.

~ for

The research team collected data for three different age groups across the country.

~ from

The research team collected data from hundreds of interviews across the country.

~ on

We collected data on student attendance rates over the entire school year.

PHRASES

the acquisition/handling/storage, etc. of data, a source of data

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