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[–] Quik@infosec.pub 74 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Data is already plural, so the form datas does not exist. It even has the rarely used singular datum as it is just Latin for "given", but using data instead is generally also regarded correct.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 42 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the keyboard has no Ban key

[–] electricprism@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Boten Anna's does

[–] SternburgExport@feddit.de 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Quik@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

I agree, although some very unsympathetic part of me internally screams every time I read that.

[–] ISOmorph 9 points 1 month ago

OP is obviously Dr. Noonien Soong

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Technically correct, which is the best kind.

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org -3 points 1 month ago

Datas is correct if you are referring to multiple distinct populations of data. Which in this case works.