0 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: --
1 information collected for use: --
They had data on health, education, and economic development.
2 information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help with making decisions: --
3 information in an electronic form that can be stored and processed by a computer: --
The data, normally transmitted electronically, can be changed into pulses of light.
The system will handle phone calls and data messages as well as other signals that need high bandwidth.
Scientists hope that data from the space probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
The report was written after analysing data from the case histories of thousands of patients.
The data is stored on a hard disk and backed up on a floppy disk.