data

plural noun

ˈdā-tə How to pronounce data (audio)
Definition of datanext
as in information
a collection of factual knowledge about something we are putting together all the data we have obtained on the local housing market

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Recent Examples of data The spending is so massive that data centers are helping fuel inflation, noted Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari last week. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Once the actual data centers are built — including both the physical buildings and the power infrastructure to turn the lights on — Amazon won't need to reinvest in those components for some three decades. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The plan doesn’t include specific details of how much the data centers would be taxed, but provides contours and lays the groundwork for a legislative push. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 The lesson in the survey data is that simply valuing DLM is not enough. — Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Microsoft has been granted property tax breaks worth tens of millions of dollars for its data center projects across metro Atlanta. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The project also highlights how future data centers may increasingly be designed around their power supply as much as their computing hardware. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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