harvest
- noun
- /ˈhɑrvɪst/
- Texting
- Relative harvest levels were compared for various combinations of tau, harvest strategies, and natural and fishing mortality rates.
- data harvest
And so DEA would come in, detain them, harvest all the stuff, pose a big picture.
- And so DEA would come in, detain them, harvest all the stuff, pose a big picture.
Examples
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In 1989-90, the sea cucumber harvests appear to have decreased.
Academic text (1993) -
The researchers compiled a comprehensive harvest of climate data from various satellite sources for their study.
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I told him about Frazor, the farm, and how the harvest had been such a financial success.
Fiction book (1994) -
Thirty seconds later, he was emailed back a confirmation with a harvest tag number.
Blog text (34) -
Data for Hawaii's recreational fisheries, which may represent a large portion of the harvest in the nearshore areas, are virtually unrecorded.
Academic text (1993) -
The team's latest project produced a significant harvest of user feedback that will guide future improvements.
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By using advanced software, they were able to automate the harvest of social media data for analysis.
Synonyms
Automatically collecting data from websites or sensors for study
Idioms
Compounds
A full moon that comes soon after the start of autumn and gives extra light for farmers
A community celebration that marks the end of the harvest with food and music
- Archaic
A festival at the end of the farming year when people gather to celebrate crops
A small gray mouse in North and Central America that lives in grain fields and tall grass
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harvest is used for data by the same idea as crops: a 'harvest' is a big gathering, so a data harvest is a large collection of information gathered for study or use. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine fields of information being collected like crops.