Singular von Daten

German translation: Datum

09:04 Sep 15, 2003
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / Informatik
German term or phrase: Singular von Daten
Singular von Daten? ("data in english)

Vielen Dank im voraus
René VINCHON (X)
France
Selected answer:Datum
Explanation:
Ein Faktum

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My Microsoft Computer Lexikon Fachwörterbuch lists Datum, das: Subst. Singular von Daten, ein einzelnes Informationselement.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:55
Grading comment
Vielen Dank! Ich brauchte genau eine solche Bestätitung. Steht nicht im Linse/Wörterbuch der Datentechnik!

Danke auch zu die anderen
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5 +1datum
Alison Schwitzgebel
4 +1einzelne Daten
Geneviève von Levetzow
3 +2Datum
Kim Metzger


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
datum


Explanation:
Datum, but it's almost never used in the singular

"Main Entry: da·ta
Pronunciation: 'dA-t&, 'da- also 'dä-
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin, plural of datum
Date: 1646
1 : factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation <the data is plentiful and easily available -- H. A. Gleason, Jr.> <comprehensive data on economic growth have been published -- N. H. Jacoby>
2 : information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful
3 : information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed
usage Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural. It occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it."


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Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonja Tomaskovic (X): siehe oben
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
einzelne Daten


Explanation:
Wenn es um EDV geht, kannst nicht das Wort "Datum" benutzen.

Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 23:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly
25 mins
  -> Danke Edith :)

neutral  Martin Schmurr: "Sind Daten mehrfach gespeichert, so bedeutet Datenkonsistenz, dass jedes Datum denselben Inhalt hat" und weitere Funde zu "jedes Datum" + EDV
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Datum


Explanation:
Ein Faktum

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Note added at 24 mins (2003-09-15 09:28:35 GMT) [[utf-8]]
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My Microsoft Computer Lexikon Fachwörterbuch lists Datum, das: Subst. Singular von Daten, ein einzelnes Informationselement.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Vielen Dank! Ich brauchte genau eine solche Bestätitung. Steht nicht im Linse/Wörterbuch der Datentechnik!

Danke auch zu die anderen

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonja Tomaskovic (X): sagt mein Duden auch!
1 min

agree  dieter haake: ansonsten müsste man von Werten sprechen -> Wert
11 mins
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