Phrase guide

raw data

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Data that has not been analyzed or processed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: data management

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: data, information

History

Etymology

Coined in the 1910s, from raw (“unprocessed”) + data.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 原始數據 /原始数据 — data that have not been analyzed
  • Danish: rådata — data that have not been analyzed
  • Finnish: raakadata — data that have not been analyzed
  • German: Rohdaten — data that have not been analyzed
  • Japanese: ローデータ (rō dēta) — data that have not been analyzed
  • Korean: 로 데이터 (ro deiteo) — data that have not been analyzed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rådata — data that have not been analyzed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rådata — data that have not been analyzed
  • Polish: surowe dane — data that have not been analyzed