datum

n. १ (pl. data) (something that is given either from being experientially encountered or from being admitted or assumed for specific purpose; something upon which an inference or an argument is based or from which an intellectual system of any sort is constructed) दत्त (न.), पक्ष (पु.) २ (pl. data but oft. sing. in constr.–as, a material serving as a basis for the discussion, inference or determination of policy, etc., detailed information of any kind) आधारसामग्री (स्त्री.)