"big data" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪtə/ [UK], /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪdə/ [US], /-ˈdædə/ [US], /-ˈdɑːdə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-big data.wav [US]
Etymology: In 2000, economist Francis X. Diebold published the first version of a paper titled “Big Data Dynamic Factor Models for Macroeconomic Measurement and Forecasting.” After being interviewed on his use of the term “big data” by NYTimes.com blogger Steve Lohr, Diebold undertook his own investigation, in which he concluded: “The term ‘Big Data,’ which spans computer science and statistics/econometrics, probably originated in the lunch-table conversations at Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) in the mid 1990s, in which John Mashey figured prominently.” Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} big data (uncountable)
  1. Data on a very large scale, such that it can only be gathered or processed with computers, especially with reference to its potential to allow for new breakthroughs or understanding in a particular field of study. Wikipedia link: John Mashey, big data Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Databases Related terms: data-driven, data mining, data warehouse Translations (collection of data sets): groot data (Afrikaans), grootdata (Afrikaans), 大數據 (Chinese Mandarin), 大数据 (dàshùjù) (Chinese Mandarin), Big Data (Danish), massadata (Finnish), mégadonnées [feminine, plural] (French), Big Data (German), Massendaten [plural] (German), mahadata (Indonesian), data raya (Indonesian), megadati [masculine, plural] (Italian), ビッグデータ (biggu deeta) (Japanese), 빅 데이터 (bik deiteo) (Korean), stordata [plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), big data (Norwegian Bokmål), stordata [plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), megadados [masculine] (Portuguese), macrodados [masculine] (Portuguese), grandes dados [masculine] (Portuguese), большие да́нные (bolʹšije dánnyje) (Russian), macrodatos [masculine] (Spanish), inteligencia de datos [feminine] (Spanish), பெருந்தரவு (peruntaravu) (Tamil), büyük veri (Turkish), dữ liệu lớn (Vietnamese)

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