Data (noun)

1. Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
2. Computers Information in digital form that can be stored and processed by a computer.
3. Information in a form suitable for processing by computer, especially numerical or logical information.

Origin:

Late latin, from the plural of datum "something given", from the verb dare "to give".

Examples:

1. The data suggests that the economy is recovering.
2. The data was stored on a computer.
3. The data was analyzed to identify patterns.
4. The data provided by the research will be used to develop new products.
5. The data collected from the survey will be used to improve the services.