(programming) Data which is passed via one function to another, and not otherwise used by the first.

The final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public. / (idiomatic, by extension) Used to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.

Synonym of radioactive dating

(uncountable) A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock. / (countable) An act of so doing.

The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.

(finance) The date on which a principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond, or other debt instrument becomes due or payable.

(databases) A result of applying a data modeling to some particular application, using a database model such as relational. / (databases) A database model, such as relational or hierarchical.

A mark on a graph or chart corresponding to a piece of data. / (by extension) The datum that the mark represents. / A socket for connecting to a phone line or other electronic network.

The process of creating a data model.

All the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource, such as data modeling or metadata management.