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aggregate data

Aggregate data is data combined from information about many people or records into summary form so that it describes a group rather than an identifiable individual.

In plain English

It brings together information from many people or records and expresses it as a summary. The result is about the group as a whole, not about a single person who can be identified.

In context

Here, "aggregate data" means combined user information used for summaries or statistics that describe a group rather than identifiable individuals.

Situation
Understanding encryption, privacy, data-sharing, and secure-connection labels
What it communicates
names combined user data used in summaries or statistics

Meaning limits

The term alone does not say whether separate detailed records exist outside that summary form.

Examples

“The council released aggregate data on school absences, not records that could identify any student.”

Core meaning

“To compare travel patterns across the city, planners used aggregate data from thousands of ticket purchases.”

In context

  • summary data Broader Term

    Aggregate data is a kind of summary data.

  • individual-level data Contrast

    Individual-level data describes separate people or records rather than a group summary.