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dataset

dataset is the alternative form of data set.

Meaning of data set

Noun

data set (plural data sets)

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

Forms of dataset

pluraldatasets

Words formed from dataset

Questions about dataset

What is dataset the alternative form of?
Dataset is the alternative form of data set.

Words near dataset in the dictionary

  1. dataria
  2. dataries
  3. datary
  4. datascape
  5. datascapes
  6. dataset
  7. datasets
  8. datasheet
  9. datasheets
  10. datasonde
  11. datasondes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dataset (page history and authors); data set (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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