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   ‖Data (?), n. pl. [L. pl. of datum.]
   1. See Datum.
   
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   2. a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, “the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates”.  The term in this sense is used especially in reference to experimental observations collected in the course of a controlled scientific investigation.
   
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   3. (Computers) information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program.  It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data.  In some computers data and executable programs are stored in separate locations.
   
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