data
noun[U,+ sing/pl verb]
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information,especiallyfactsornumbers,collectedto beexaminedandconsideredand used tohelpdecision-making, orinformationin anelectronicformthat can bestoredand used by acomputer:
信息，数据The data was/werecollectedbyvariousresearchers.这些信息是由各类研究人员收集起来的。
Now the data is/are beingtransferredfrommagnetictapeto harddisk.现在这些数据正从磁带转存到硬盘。
information
- informationCan I get some information on uni courses?
- detailsPlease send me details of your training courses.
- directionsJust follow the directions on the label.
- instructionsHave you read the instructions all the way through?
- directionsWe had to stop and ask for directions.
- guidelinesThe government has issued new guidelines on health and safety at work.
- The data isstoredon a harddiskandbackedup on afloppydisk.
- Thereportwas written afteranalysingdata from thecasehistoriesof thousands ofpatients.
- Scientistshopethat data from thespaceprobewillpavethe way for a moredetailedexplorationofMars.
- Thesystemwillhandlephonecallsand datamessagesas well as othersignalsthat need highbandwidth.
- The data,normallytransmittedelectronically, can bechangedintopulsesoflight.
Information and messages
- advertisement
- aide-mémoire
- ammunition
- basics
- dope
- fascia
- infodemic
- infodump
- infographic
- information
- informational
- memorandum
- poop
- radiogram
- readout
- relabel
- repost
- shingle
- the bare bones
- the real deal