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CDC data are disappearing

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749 points doener | 3 comments | 01 Feb 25 11:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.784s | source
1. joemazerino ◴[01 Feb 25 14:13 UTC] No.42898418[source]▶
Are or is?
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2. lentil_soup ◴[01 Feb 25 14:24 UTC] No.42898502[source]▶
Both, the word "data" can be used for both singular and plural
3. technothrasher ◴[01 Feb 25 14:57 UTC] No.42898767[source]▶
Are. If you are talking about a specific set of information, data is a plural. If you are talking about the concept of information sets, data is a singular.

"Data is stored on a computer's hard drive." "The data for the experiment are stored on the computer's hard drive."