data hierarchy

an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set ;

data input device

a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device ;

data link

an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data ;

data mining

data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data ;

data multiplexer

a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium ;

data point

an item of factual information derived from measurement or research ;

data processing

(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information ;

data processor

a machine for performing calculations automatically ;

data rate

the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information ;

data structure

(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) ;

data system

system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization ;

data track

(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data ;

database

an organized body of related information ;

database management

creation and maintenance of a database ;

database management system

a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database ;

date

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed ; a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" ; a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" ; the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" ; the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" ; a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law" ; the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class" ; a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date" ;

date-nut bread

bread containing chopped dates and nuts ;

date bar

fruit bar containing chopped dates ;

date bread

bread containing chopped dates ;

date line

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian ;

date of reference

(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred ;

date palm

tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit ;

date plum

an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes ;

date rape

rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) ;

dateline

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch ; an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian ;

dating

use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens ;

dative

the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb ;

dative bond

a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms ;

dative case

the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb ;

datril

an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) ;

datum

an item of factual information derived from measurement or research ;

datura

thorn apple ;

datura arborea

a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers ;

datura sanguinea

arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers ;

datura stramonium

intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits ;

datura suaveolens

South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers ;

daub

an unskillful painting ; a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" ; material used to daub walls ;

daubentonia

type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae ;

daubentonia madagascariensis

nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs ;

daubentoniidae

comprising solely the aye-aye ;