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Dati

Dati is the Italian plural noun meaning data, facts, or information. It is used to refer to individual items of information or to a body of information collected for analysis. The term derives from Latin datum, meaning “something given,” and in Italian it appears as dato in the singular and dati in the plural. It is important to note that Italian also has the word data (feminine singular) meaning calendar date, whose plural is date; this is a different noun from dato/dati.

In usage, dati appears across science, statistics, journalism, and daily language. It can denote raw measurements,

In information technology and research, the distinction between singular and plural forms is often maintained: un

See also: datum, data, metadata, database, data protection.

observations,
or
records
that
are
analyzed
or
reported.
Examples
include
“i
dati
mostrano
una
tendenza”
(the
data
show
a
trend)
and
“set
di
dati”
(data
set).
The
phrase
“dati
personali”
refers
to
personal
data,
a
common
term
in
privacy
and
data
protection
contexts,
while
“metadati”
denotes
metadata,
data
about
data.
dato
(a
piece
of
information)
versus
i
dati
(the
data).
In
formal
and
scientific
writing,
dati
is
typically
treated
as
a
plural
noun
with
a
plural
verb.
In
everyday
Italian,
the
usage
of
dati
as
a
general
noun
for
information
is
widespread,
mirroring
the
English
use
of
data
as
a
mass
noun
or
plural
noun
depending
on
context.