noun

data

Translation

data, information, facts

We need to analyze the sales data.

We need to analyse the sales data.

This data is very important for our research.

data on sth. information about sth. We collected data on customer behaviour.

data is/are ... (facts) The data is accurate.

Synonyms: information, facts, figures, statistics

From Latin 'datum' meaning 'something given'. 'Data' is technically the plural form, but it is now commonly used as a singular uncountable noun.

Although plural in Latin, think of 'data' as a single collection of information, like 'water' or 'sand'.