Data

Data (/ˈdeɪtə/ DAY-tə, /ˈdætə/ DA-tə, or /ˈdɑːtə/ DAH-tə) is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables; restated, pieces of data are individual pieces of information. Data is measured, collected and reported, and analyzed, whereupon it can be visualized using graphs or images. Data as a general concept refers to the fact that some existing information or knowledge is represented or coded in some form suitable for better usage or processing.

Raw data, i.e. unprocessed data, is a collection of numbers, characters; data processing commonly occurs by stages, and the "processed data" from one stage may be considered the "raw data" of the next. Field data is raw data that is collected in an uncontrolled in situ environment. Experimental data is data that is generated within the context of a scientific investigation by observation and recording.

The Latin word "data" is the plural of "datum", and still may be used as a plural noun in this sense. Nowadays, though, "data" is most commonly used in the singular, as a mass noun (like "information", "sand" or "rain").

Data segment

In computing, a data segment (often denoted .data) is a portion of an object file or the corresponding virtual address space of a program that contains initialized static variables, that is, global variables and static local variables. The size of this segment is determined by the size of the values in the program's source code, and does not change at run time.

The data segment is read-write, since the values of variables can be altered at run time. This is in contrast to the read-only data segment (rodata segment or .rodata), which contains static constants rather than variables; it also contrasts to the code segment, also known as the text segment, which is read-only on many architectures. Uninitialized data, both variables and constants, is instead in the BSS segment.

Historically, to be able to support memory address spaces larger than the native size of the internal address register would allow, early CPUs implemented a system of segmentation whereby they would store a small set of indexes to use as offsets to certain areas. The Intel 8086 family of CPUs provided four segments: the code segment, the data segment, the stack segment and the extra segment. Each segment was placed at a specific location in memory by the software being executed and all instructions that operated on the data within those segments were performed relative to the start of that segment. This allowed a 16-bit address register, which would normally provide 64KiB (65536 bytes) of memory space, to access a 1MiB (1048576 bytes) address space.

Data (disambiguation)

Data is uninterpreted information.

Data or DATA may also refer to:

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Regen

Regen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district of Regen.

Geography

Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.

Division of the town

Originally the town consisted of 4 districts, Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.

After a governmental reform the villages Aden, Augrub, Bärndorf, Bettmannsäge, Dreieck, Ebenhof, Ecklend, Edhof, Eggenried, Finkenried, Frauenmühle, Großseiboldsried, Huberhof, Kagerhof, Kattersdorf, Kerschlhöh, Kleinseiboldsried, Kreuzerhof, Kühhof, March, Maschenberg, Matzelsried, Metten, Neigerhöhe, Neigermühle, Neusohl, Obermitterdorf, Oberneumais, Oleumhütte, Pfistermühle, Pometsau, Poschetsried, Reinhartsmais, Richtplatz, Rinchnachmündt, Rohrbach, Sallitz, Schauerhof, Schlossau, Schochert, Schollenried, Schönhöh, Schützenhof, Schwaighof, Schweinhütt, Spitalhof, Sumpering, Tausendbach, Thanhof, Thurnhof, Weißenstein, Weißensteiner-Au, Wickersdorf, Wieshof and Windschnur were added.

International relations

Regen is twinned with:

Regen (river)

The Regen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːɡən]; Czech: Řezná) is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Danube, at Regensburg, Germany. The source of its main headstream, the Großer Regen ("Big Regen"), is in the Bohemian Forest on the territory of the Czech Republic, near Železná Ruda. The river crosses the border after a few kilometres, at Bayerisch Eisenstein. The name in German evolved from the name in Latin, but its meaning is unknown. The Romans called the river variously Regana (feminine gender), Reganus (masculine), and Reganum (neuter).

At Zwiesel, the Großer Regen is joined by the Kleiner Regen ("Little Regen") to form the Schwarzer Regen ("Black Regen"). The Schwarzer Regen flows through Regen and Viechtach, and is joined by the Weißer Regen ("White Regen") in Kötzting. Beyond this confluence, the river is called Regen. The river's total length, including its headstreams Großer Regen and Schwarzer Regen, is 169 kilometres (105 mi).

The Regen Valley forms the main valley crossing the Bavarian Forest; many settlements within the mountains are located along the river. Cities along the Regen river include Cham and Regensburg.