data set

American  

[dey-tuh-set] / ˈdeɪ təˌsɛt /

Or dataset

noun

Computers.

1. a collection of data records for computer processing.

2. (not in technical use) modem.

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data set British  

noun

1. computing another name for file 1

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Etymology

Origin of data set

1955–60 data set ( def. 2 ); 1970–75 data set ( def. 1 )

Example Sentences

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data set

Historically, a few large losses do skew the data set somewhat.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

SpaceX will be the next name in that data set.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

But filter the data set for documents that mention Xi, the Party Congress, or the Central Committee Plenum, and the share climbs to roughly one in four.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Either a data set reflects the data it claims to represent or it doesn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Just like yesterday, he has a wall of shields on over his data, set up so that anyone trying to break in would automatically be redirected to a shield instead of to his data.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu