big data en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ˈdɑːtə/ (US)
- /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪtə/ (US)
- /-ˈdætə/ (US)
- /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪtə/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
In 2000, economist Francis X. Diebold published the first version of a paper titled “Big Data Dynamic Factor Models for Macroeconomic Measurement and Forecasting.” After being interviewed on his use of the term “big data” by NYTimes.com blogger Steve Lohr, Diebold undertook his own investigation, in which he concluded: “The term ‘Big Data,’ which spans computer science and statistics/econometrics, probably originated in the lunch-table conversations at Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) in the mid 1990s, in which John Mashey figured prominently.”
Meanings
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(uncountable) Data on a very large scale, such that it can only be gathered or processed with computers, especially with reference to its potential to allow for new breakthroughs or understanding in a particular field of study.
Big data has the potential to revolutionise the global healthcare system, but barriers to its adoption mean progress is slow.
2015 October 23, Oliver Balch, “How much medical information would you share in the name of big data?”, in The Guardian, image caption:James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti’s enchanting and exhilarating annotated atlas of animal movements[…]is a product of ‘big data’ methodology.
2016 November, Richard Smyth, “Bird's-Eye Viewing”, in Literary Review:The insights gained from big data can be used to improve products and customer service, but they can also be used in ways that creep out customers and make them feel uncomfortable or watched.
2009 February, Roger Magoulas, Ben Lorica, “Big Data: Technologies and Techniques for Large-Scale Data”, in Release 2.0, number 11, O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISSN, page 5:As we’ll discuss in more detail, the big data of this revolution is far more powerful than the analytics that were used in the past. We can measure and therefore manage more precisely than ever before. We can make better predictions and smarter decisions.
2012 October 1, Andrew McAfee, Erik Brynjolfsson, “Big Data: The Management Revolution”, in Harvard Business Review, →ISSN:
Relateds
data trail · Big Data · big business · analytics · big science · Big Business · data warehouse · Big Science · big tech · data mining · data-driven · Big Tech
Translations (30)
af groot data (collection of data sets) · ja ビッグデータ (collection of data sets) · de Big Data (collection of data sets) · id data raya (collection of data sets) · es inteligencia de datos (collection of data sets) · es macrodatos (collection of data sets) · vi dữ liệu lớn (collection of data sets) · pt macrodados (collection of data sets) · da Big Data (collection of data sets) · fi massadata (collection of data sets) · id data besar (collection of data sets) · ta பெருந்தரவு (collection of data sets) · fr big data (collection of data sets) · cmn 大數據 /大数据 (collection of data sets) · nb stordata (collection of data sets) · af grootdata (collection of data sets) · pt grandes dados (collection of data sets) · id mahadata (collection of data sets) · de Massendaten (collection of data sets) · it megadati (collection of data sets) · pt megadados (collection of data sets) · fr mégadonnées (collection of data sets) · pl big data (collection of data sets) · nn stordata (collection of data sets) · ar بَيَانَات ضَخْمَة (collection of data sets) · tr büyük veri (collection of data sets) · ru большие да́нные (collection of data sets) · ko 빅 데이터 (collection of data sets) · nb big data (collection of data sets) · ms data raya (collection of data sets)