datahole
nounUK /ˈdeɪtəhəʊl/
US /ˈdeɪtəhoʊl/
A datahole is a spot where information is missing or lost.
The old map had a datahole where the river should be.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A place in a computer system where saved information has gone missing.
The program crashed and left a datahole in the file.
3. A gap in a story or report where facts are not known.
The detective found a datahole in the witness's account.
4. A spot in a collection of facts that nobody has filled in yet.
Scientists are trying to fill the datahole about deep-sea animals.