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datamine

/ˈdeɪtəˌmaɪn/

datamine verb: to research or analyze software data, especially looking for hidden content in video games.

Verb

datamine (third-person singular simple present datamines, present participle datamining, simple past and past participle datamined)

  1. To research or analyze software data, especially looking for hidden content in video games.

Noun

datamine (plural datamines)

  1. The act or result of datamining.
    • A datamine was released today, revealing several unreleased characters in this game.

Forms of datamine

Verb
third-person singular presentdatamines
present participledatamining
past participledatamined
pastdatamined
alternative formdata mine
Noun
pluraldatamines

Origin of datamine

data + mine

Questions about datamine

What does datamine mean?
Datamine means to research or analyze software data, especially looking for hidden content in video games.
What part of speech is datamine?
Datamine can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce datamine?
Datamine is pronounced /ˈdeɪtəˌmaɪn/ (US).
What is the past tense of datamine?
The past tense of datamine is datamined.

Words near datamine in the dictionary

  1. datalogy
  2. datamart
  3. datamarts
  4. datamatrices
  5. datamatrix
  6. datamine
  7. datamined
  8. dataminer
  9. dataminers
  10. datamines
  11. datamining

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