big datanoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪ.tə//ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪ.t̬ə//ˌbɪɡ ˈdæt̬·ə/specializedvery large sets of data that are produced by people using the internet, and that can only be stored, understood, and used with the help of special tools and methods:
Supermarkets make use of big data to track user behaviour and target consumers with things they like.
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