{"id":86565,"date":"2021-02-28T08:09:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T08:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=86565"},"modified":"2023-05-19T06:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:13:33","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Information in words or figures about a particular subject, especially information which is available on computer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Material, facts, or figures on which discussion is held or from which inferences are drawn or decisions made. A distinction is sometimes made between &#8220;data&#8221; and &#8220;information&#8221;; generally, data have to be somehow &#8220;digested&#8221; (manipulated, summarized, organized, or interpreted) in order to become information. 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