Data-rape

Where marketing information about you is collected and/or shared by misleading or surreptitious means.

That website looks ready to use, but after I gave all my info it says they're not ready yet and that they'll let you know when they are. Totally got data-raped there.

by Todd Sieling December 31, 2007

Data Rape

while using your smartphone, an app or widget unknowingly uses up a ton of your data leaving you feeling as tho AT&T has just raped you electronically

I left pandora on all night and it data raped the shit out of me.
I try not to use the GPS on my phone too much because it will data rape my ass.

by TheAlmightyGROG August 24, 2010

data-mining

Is the process of extracting patterns from large data sets by combining methods from statistics and artificial intelligence with database management

They ran the DNS from Troy Jackson's email account and were data-mining you.

by sziszko June 24, 2011

Dastard

An Individual Who Performs Dastardly Acts Such As Closing Taco Bell.

The Manager Is Such A Dastard

by mastergirth September 11, 2011

datahead

a person who is well-versed in general knowledge. also refers to the general knowledge category of the board game, Cranium.

A: what does DNA stand for?
B: don't ask me, ask that guy. he's the datahead.

by regular October 22, 2006

Data Pagan

(noun.)

A Data Pagan is one who takes their job as a database administrator so seriously that they will literally come into work on Sundays when nobody is there and worship the data server while naked and bowing to a picture of Don Chamberlin.

Why was Marty here on sunday? Naked...
Oh Marty is practicing his religion, he is a Data Pagan.

by datapaganism March 27, 2019

data mining

A kind of research which studies existing research, with the motive of repurposing it to promote a certain interpretation.

A common means of developing spin for a story.

Using data mining, I was able to make the last several wars look like clear US victories.

by Evil Robot March 22, 2005