raw data

1. 1.

   unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

   Broaderdata

Questions about raw data

What does raw data mean?

raw data means "unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis".

Is raw data a common word?

raw data is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.