The phrase "act as data" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is functioning or serving the purpose of data, such as in discussions about technology, research, or information processing.
Example: "In this experiment, the sensors will act as data, providing real-time information about environmental conditions."
Alternatives: "serve as data" or "function as data".
They also act as data gathering devices, uploading more information to the cloud in the form of things like GPS data, pictures, more tweets, or notification about an inventory restocking.
Companies like eBay are installing Hadoop clusters into which all their data is loaded, and that act as data "sandboxes".
To provide support for data-bound variables, we propose specific extensions to BPEL and the use of appropriate Data Access Services (DAS) that act as data providers.
In [14], cars act as data mules and employ a carry-and-forward paradigm to transfer data packets to a portal.
Although some projects do have a set of mirrors that act as data repositories, all client requests and task scheduling goes through the central server.
It also built a series of five data centers that act as data infrastructure hubs for the subway system, potentially lowering the cost of offering new services in the future.
Within the constellation, a dedicated spacecraft which acts as data relay, monitoring and controlling inter-satellite communications is advantageous.
Since reaction searching is, however, carried out through the canonical InChI string and the ProcAuxInfo layer acts as data repository this is not considered to create any problems.
While in OWR, only one user acts as data source at each time and transmits in the uplink channel access, users can make simultaneous transmissions in MWR.
Three of these stationary motes were also connected to a networked PC and acted as data sinks, opportunistically receiving accumulated data from nearby mobile motes.
