Datei German · revision 36119

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /daˈtaɪ̯/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Datei''' ''f'' (genitive Datei, plural Dateien)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|de|Daten|-ei]], formed on the model of [[Kartei]] “card index”.^(Duden 7 2014|210)^(Wiktionary)^(Duden GWDS 1999) Wahrig calls it a loan formation after the card-index word, influenced by the word for data.^(Wahrig Herkunftswörterbuch) The base noun is the plural of [[Datum]].^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Duden's etymological dictionary dates the word to the second half of the 20th century, meaning a collection of records and documents, especially in data processing.^(Duden 7 2014|210) Wahrig likewise dates it to the 20th century, in the sense “collection of data stored by computer”.^(Wahrig Herkunftswörterbuch)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Second half of the 20th century – The word is formed, especially for electronic data processing.^(Duden 7 2014|210)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(computing)'' A [[m|en|file]], a set of data stored on a medium under one name: ''Sie speicherte die Datei auf dem Stick.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE)

+ # ''(official)'' A [[m|en|register]], a collection of records ordered for keeping and looking up.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)^(Duden Fremdwörterbuch 2007)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Daten]]

+ * [[Kartei]]

+ * [[Datum]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}