data
noun [ U, + sing/pl verb ] uk/?de?.t?/ us/?de?.t??/ /d?t?.?/
B2 信息，数据
information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by a computer
The data was/were collected by various researchers. 这些信息是由各类研究人员收集起来的。
Now the data is/are being transferred from magnetic tape to hard disk. 现在这些数据正从磁带转存到硬盘。
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- The data is stored on a hard disk and backed up on a floppy disk.
- The report was written after analysing data from the case histories of thousands of patients.
- Scientists hope that data from the space probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
- The system will handle phone calls and data messages as well as other signals that need high bandwidth.
- The data, normally transmitted electronically, can be changed into pulses of light.