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Subject:Data is or Data are From:Roger Smith <roger -dot- smith3 -at- VIRGIN -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 12 Jan 1998 08:10:15 +0000
Whilst I agree that data is plural, when refering to data in technical
manuals it is usually in connection with the group of data as a single
entity, therefore "data is" is the correct terminology.
