Phrase guide

data set

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as a disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: set

2

noun

Meaning 2

A modem that connects a device such as a teletype to an ordinary telephone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

A set of data to be analyzed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: set

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: набор от данни (nabor ot danni) — file of related records
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據集 /数据集 (shùjùjí) — file of related records
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資料集 /资料集 (zīliàojí) — file of related records
  • Finnish: datasetti — file of related records
  • Finnish: tietoaineisto — file of related records
  • French: jeu de données — file of related records
  • German: Dataset — file of related records
  • Māori: huinga raraunga — file of related records
  • Polish: zbiór danych — file of related records
  • Russian: набо́р да́нных (nabór dánnyx) — file of related records
  • Serbo-Croatian: skup podataka — file of related records
  • Spanish: conjunto de datos — file of related records
  • Swedish: dataset — file of related records
  • Turkish: veri grubu — file of related records
  • Bulgarian: набор от данни (nabor ot danni) — set of data to analyze
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據集 /数据集 (shùjùjí) — set of data to analyze
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資料集 /资料集 (zīliàojí) — set of data to analyze
  • Czech: datový soubor — set of data to analyze
  • Danish: datasæt — set of data to analyze
  • Finnish: data — set of data to analyze
  • French: ensemble de données — set of data to analyze
  • French: jeu de données — set of data to analyze
  • German: Datensatz — set of data to analyze
  • Hungarian: adathalmaz — set of data to analyze
  • Italian: dataset — set of data to analyze
  • Polish: zbiór danych — set of data to analyze
  • Portuguese: conjunto de dados — set of data to analyze
  • Russian: набо́р да́нных (nabór dánnyx) — set of data to analyze
  • Serbo-Croatian: skup podataka — set of data to analyze
  • Spanish: conjunto de datos — set of data to analyze
  • Swedish: datamängd — set of data to analyze
  • Turkish: veri grubu — set of data to analyze