Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raw data

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
raw -da-ta
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Data that has not been analyzed or processed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does raw data mean?
Data that has not been analyzed or processed.
Where does raw data come from?
Coined in the 1910s, from raw (“unprocessed”) + data.

How to pronounce raw data

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