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temporal data

See Also: continuous data, discrete data, spatial data, thematic data

  1. [data structures] Data that specifically refers to times or dates. Temporal data may refer to discrete events, such as lightning strikes; moving objects, such as trains; or repeated observations, such as counts from traffic sensors.