"megadata" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From mega- + data. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mega-|data}} mega- + data Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} megadata (uncountable)
  1. Extremely large collections of electronically-stored data. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-megadata-en-noun-s48ewBb0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. (more specifically) Large collections of personal data that are gathered and maintained by companies for commercial exploitation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-megadata-en-noun-kvTNT1hU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mega-data

Alternative forms

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