Phrase guide

data lake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A massive, easily accessible data repository built on inexpensive computer hardware for storing big data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: data swamp

History

Etymology

Coined by Pentaho CEO James Dixon in 2010.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 数据湖 — Translations