Fully self-aware android officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise

noun

1. Factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation

   "the data is plentiful and easily available"

2. Information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed
3. Information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful

noun

1. Something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference

   "an important historical datum"

2. Something used as a basis for calculating or measuring

   "measuring the distance between datum points"

noun

1. Database

noun

1. A digital file on which data is stored

   "Call a professional and check your system before trying to insert that recovery disk. If the disk is readable, your important data files can be copied before any reinstalling activity starts."

noun

1. The practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends

noun

1. The converting of raw data to machine-readable form and its subsequent processing (such as storing, updating, rearranging, or printing out) by a computer

noun

1. Any of various methods or formats (such as an array, file, or record) for organizing data in a computer

noun

1. The process of getting back computer files that are or seem to be lost

noun

1. An accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools

noun

1. A device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight