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erroneous data

[ɪˈroʊniəs ˈdeɪtə]
nounpl: erroneous data (uncountable)
dados errôneos
1. Information or facts that are incorrect, inaccurate, or based on false assumptions; data containing errors or mistakes
The report was rejected because it contained erroneous data about sales figures.
O relatório foi rejeitado porque continha dados errôneos sobre os números de vendas.
2. In computing, information that has been incorrectly input, processed, or transmitted
The system crashed due to erroneous data being fed into the database.
O sistema travou devido a dados errôneos serem inseridos no banco de dados.
Synonyms
incorrect datainaccurate datafalse datafaulty datawrong informationbad data
Antonyms
accurate datacorrect datavalid datareliable dataprecise data

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dados errôneos
most common usage
São Paulo
dados errados
alternative colloquial form
Portugal
dados errados
preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)
misinformation
data corruption
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