Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en data

data, computing (in compounds)Also the plural of datum./²dɑːta/

Meaning

data; computing (in compounds)

In Swedish: fakta, uppgifter

Forms

Forms of data
Singular, indefiniteen data
Singular, definitedatan

data is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor data, den stora datan. Check another noun

Practise data

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Is it en data or ett data?

data in a sentence

  • skattemyndigheten begär in fullständiga data om folks inkomster
    the tax authorities require complete data on people's income
  • lägga upp på data
    put it on the computer
  • Det är fel på datan.
    Something's wrong with the computer.

Words built with data

  • databas database
  • databank data bank
  • datacentral data-processing centre
  • dataåldern computer age
  • dataspel computer game
  • dataspråk computer language

Questions

What does data mean in English?

data means “data, computing (in compounds)”.

Is it en data or ett data?

It is en data, and “the data” is datan.

Similar words

uppgifter

Origin

Borrowed from Latin data, from the plural of datum (“that which is given, information, facts at hand, a date in the calendar”).

Nearby common words

data is number 1,952 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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