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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEssential data
/əˈsɛn.ʃəl ˈdeɪ.tə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Information that is absolutely necessary for an application, system, or process to function or yield accurate results.
"Backing up your essential data regularly prevents catastrophic loss during a system failure." - 2
Core facts and figures required to understand a situation or make an informed decision.
"The report focuses strictly on essential data, omitting minor statistical noise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'essential,' derived from the Late Latin 'essentialis' (pertaining to essence) via Middle French, and 'data,' the plural of the Latin 'datum' (something given). Together, they evolved in modern computational and administrative contexts to denote information that is absolutely indispensable for a specific process or analysis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Essential data" is said worldwide
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données essentielles
Transliteration: don-ne e-sen-syel
"Il est crucial de sauvegarder vos données essentielles."
wesentliche Daten
Transliteration: ve-zɛn-tli-çə daː-tn̩
"Die Sicherung aller wesentlichen Daten hat höchste Priorität."
dati essenziali
Transliteration: da-ti es-sen-t͡sja-li
"Il sistema ha perso alcuni dati essenziali durante l'aggiornamento."
datos esenciales
Transliteration: da-tos e-sen-sja-les
"Asegúrese de respaldar sus datos esenciales."
dados essenciais
Transliteration: da-dus e-sen-si-ajs
"Proteja seus dados essenciais contra perdas inesperadas."
आवश्यक डेटा
Transliteration: aavashyak data
"सुरक्षा के लिए आवश्यक डेटा का बैकअप लें।"
基本数据
Transliteration: jīběn shùjù
"请务必备份所有基本数据。"
필수 데이터
Transliteration: pilsu de-ta
"시스템 복구를 위해 필수 데이터가 필요합니다."
必須データ
Transliteration: hissū dēta
"システム復旧のために必須データを保存してください。"
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