Daten

See also: daten

German

Alternative forms

• Data (archaic)

Etymology

Adapted from older Data +‎ -en, replacing it mid-late 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaːtn̩], /ˈdaːt(ə)n/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːtn̩

Noun

Daten n pl (plural only)

1. data, plural of Datum (“piece of information”)

Usage notes

• Also sometimes used colloquially as a plural for Datei (“file”) due to the semantic overlap and acoustic similarity between Daten (“data”) and Dateien (“files”).

Declension

Declension of Daten [pl-only, neuter]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Daten
genitive	der	Daten
dative	den	Daten
accusative	die	Daten

Derived terms

• Datenfernübertragung
• Datenkrake
• Datennutzung
• Datensicherheit
• Datensparsamkeit
• Datenspeicherung
• Datenverarbeitung
• Datenvermeidung

Further reading

• “Daten” in Duden online
• “Daten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache