data

Quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer

EntityQ494756

Also known as computer data · digital data

Subclass of: data
, manifestation
, source of information

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Digital data or digital information, in information theory and information systems, is data or information represented as a string of discrete symbols, each of which can take on one of only a finite number of values from some alphabet, such as letters or digits. An example is a text document, which consists of a string of alphanumeric characters. The most common form of digital data in modern information systems is binary data, which is represented by a string of binary digits (bits) each of which can have one of two values, either 0 or 1.

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Has characteristic: data format
Facet of: computer science
Has use: data processing

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