noun
floating point data
Technical computing term for numerical data represented in floating-point format.
このプログラムは浮動小数点データを高速に処理する。
This program processes floating point data at high speed.
Refers specifically to a floating-point number, while 浮動小数点データ refers to the data itself, often in bulk or as a data type.
Compound of 浮動 (floating) + 小数点 (decimal point) + データ (data), a direct calque of English 'floating point data'.