"data on my iPad" or "data in my iPad"

Asked Apr 13 '15 at 16:19

Active Apr 13 '15 at 16:58

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Which is correct and are there any differences in meaning or nuance?

I have the data on my iPad

I have the data in my iPad

I searched data on my iPad and data in my iPad on google, and got many results on both sentences.

edited Apr 13 '15 at 16:37

asked Apr 13 '15 at 16:19

kabichan

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The files are in* the computer*?!? (And yet, nevertheless, the data is on your iPad, for some reason.) – Dan Bron Apr 13 '15 at 16:34
So is it more common to say the data is on my iPad? – kabichan Apr 13 '15 at 16:42
@GrumbleSnatch Yes, thank you! That is the exact answer I was looking for! If you could post the link, I will accept yours as the answer. – kabichan Apr 13 '15 at 16:45
This one is up in the air. One tends to think of data on a pad (even if an iPad), while data is in a computer. I would guess that a consensus on this point has not yet coalesced yet. – Hot Licks Apr 13 '15 at 17:49
@DanBron, I disagree. I say and hear "the files are on the computer" more often. – Mike Apr 13 '15 at 18:07
@Mike, did you click the link? – Dan Bron Apr 13 '15 at 18:08
@DanBron, didn't realize you were joking. – Mike Apr 14 '15 at 10:00

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