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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What is "early data"?

Hello,

what does this early data mean in the sentence below?

According to global CDN provider Akamai, "early data" has revealed that the number of concurrent users streaming the royal wedding around the Web outstripped the highest peak of concurrent users who watched the World Cup last year.

Thank you,

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Dear Mitsuwao It means that the information is new and the person or organisation is not sure of it Later on, they may receive further information - and then they may take a different view Regards, Dave

  • Dear Mitsuwao It means that the information is new and the person or organisation is not sure of it Later on, they may receive further information - and then they may take a different view Regards, Dave
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Dear Mitsuwao

It means that the information is new and the person or organisation is not sure of it

Later on, they may receive further information - and then they may take a different view

Regards, Dave
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You might also say "preliminary data."

I'd take it more as "incomplete" tnan as "unconfirmed."

We often use "early returns" to describe the first official records which become available during an election.

"Not all the votes are in." (Some people may still be voting.)

Yes, it may be true that the "results" are inconclusive, and the projected outco
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Thank you for your help always, and thanks to the explaiation, I've got the clear idea.Emotion: big smile

M

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