ALL meanings of big data
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B b - uncountable noun big data Big data is extremely large amounts of information that can only be used with special computers. 3
- noun plural big data data held in such large amounts that it can be difficult to process 3
- noun big data Computers. data sets, typically consisting of billions or trillions of records, that are so vast and complex that they require new and powerful computational resources to process: Supercomputers can analyze big data to create models of global climate change. 1
- noun big data (databases) A collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications; its processing (capture, storage) or usage (analysis, visualization). 0