data
noun [ U or plural ]
uk/ˈdeɪtə/ usinformation, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help with making decisions:
The data shows that more than 80% of the agricultural workforce is Hispanic.
financial/personal/sales data
The database for each health authority should be able to provide data on the number of staff residing in each location.
She earns about $13.50 an hour collecting data for the US Department of Labor.
IT
information in an electronic form that can be stored and processed by a computer:
The students' task was to prepare all the posters and electronic data for the publicity campaign.
See also
primary data
secondary data