data file
noun
variants
or less commonly datafile
plural data files also datafiles
: a digital file on which data is stored
Call a professional and check your system before trying to insert that recovery disk. If the disk is readable, your important data files can be copied before any reinstalling activity starts.—
George Cox
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Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
That includes when a campaign staffer accidentally downloads a malicious file or when a hacker corrupts a key data file.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The researchers also submitted the evidence to Harvard, which ran its own investigation that included interviewing the researchers involved and examining many of the original data files behind the paper.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
University administrators usually have access to researchers’ original data files, which, in some cases, can be at risk of becoming conveniently misplaced.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The current Starliner's computer system would need to be updated with fresh data files, and flight controllers would need to brush up on the procedures, but that work can be done in time to support a mid September return.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
This happened after the hackers got access to the coding of TAD data files, locking access to them.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
The report found that many hospitals' data files were missing prices or didn't have prices clearly associated with both insurance provider and plan.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
There is no co-mingling of data files which are shared and returned via encrypted FTP, and the Intelligent MPI Triage Solution never accesses the client's system.
—Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
That includes when a campaign staffer accidentally downloads a malicious file or when a hacker corrupts a key data file.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The researchers also submitted the evidence to Harvard, which ran its own investigation that included interviewing the researchers involved and examining many of the original data files behind the paper.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
University administrators usually have access to researchers’ original data files, which, in some cases, can be at risk of becoming conveniently misplaced.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The current Starliner's computer system would need to be updated with fresh data files, and flight controllers would need to brush up on the procedures, but that work can be done in time to support a mid September return.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
This happened after the hackers got access to the coding of TAD data files, locking access to them.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
The report found that many hospitals' data files were missing prices or didn't have prices clearly associated with both insurance provider and plan.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
There is no co-mingling of data files which are shared and returned via encrypted FTP, and the Intelligent MPI Triage Solution never accesses the client's system.
—Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Data file.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20file. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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