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data noun

  /ˈdeɪ.tə/ , /ˈdæt.ə/ , /ˈdɑː.tə/ , /ˈɖeʈa/ , /ˈɖæ.ʈa/ , /ˈɖɑʈa/ , [ˈdeɪ.ɾə] , [ˈdäː.ɾə]
  • (collective, computing) A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.
  • (collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
 data

datum noun

  /ˈdeɪtəm/ , /ˈdætəm/ , /ˈdɑːtəm/
  • Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.
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virus noun

  /ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/
  • A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
  • (informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
  • (computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
 virus