data set

noun

A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as a disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundata set (plural data sets)

plural data sets · alternative dataset

  1. computingA file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as a disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.
  2. datedcommunicationsA modem that connects a device such as a teletype to an ordinary telephone.
  3. mathematicsA set of data to be analyzed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
datadatabase

Translations

Bulgarian набор от данни, набор от данни
  • набор от данни (nabor ot danni)file of related records
  • набор от данни (nabor ot danni)set of data to analyze
Chinese Mandarin 數據集 /数据集, 資料集 /资料集
  • 數據集 /数据集 (shùjùjí)file of related records
  • 資料集 /资料集 (zīliàojí)file of related records
  • 數據集 /数据集 (shùjùjí)set of data to analyze
  • 資料集 /资料集 (zīliàojí)set of data to analyze
Czech datový soubor
  • datový souborset of data to analyze
Danish datasæt
  • datasætset of data to analyze
Finnish datasetti, tietoaineisto
  • datasettifile of related records
  • tietoaineistofile of related records
  • dataset of data to analyze
French jeu de données, ensemble de données
  • jeu de donnéesfile of related records
  • ensemble de donnéesset of data to analyze
  • jeu de donnéesset of data to analyze
German Dataset, Datensatz
  • Datasetfile of related records
  • Datensatzset of data to analyze
Hungarian adathalmaz
  • adathalmazset of data to analyze
Italian dataset
  • datasetset of data to analyze
Māori huinga raraunga
  • huinga raraungafile of related records
Polish zbiór danych, zbiór danych
  • zbiór danychfile of related records
  • zbiór danychset of data to analyze
Portuguese conjunto de dados
  • conjunto de dadosset of data to analyze
Russian набо́р да́нных, набо́р да́нных
  • набо́р да́нных (nabór dánnyx)file of related records
  • набо́р да́нных (nabór dánnyx)set of data to analyze
Spanish conjunto de datos, conjunto de datos
  • conjunto de datosfile of related records
  • conjunto de datosset of data to analyze
Swedish dataset, datamängd
  • datasetfile of related records
  • datamängdset of data to analyze
Turkish veri grubu, veri grubu
  • veri grubufile of related records
  • veri grubuset of data to analyze
Cite this entry
APA

data set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20set

MLA

“data set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20set. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data set,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20set.

Source: data set on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.