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description: "Learn more about: .DATA"
title: ".DATA"
ms.date: "12/17/2019"
f1_keywords: [".DATA"]
helpviewer_keywords: [".DATA directive"]
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# .DATA

 (32-bit MASM only.) When used with [.MODEL](dot-model.md), starts a near data segment for initialized data (segment name _DATA).

## Syntax

> **.DATA**\
> ⟦ *segmentItem* ⟧...

## See also

[Directives Reference](directives-reference.md)\
[.DATA?](dot-data-q.md)\
[.CONST](dot-const.md)\
[.FARDATA](dot-fardata.md)\
[.FARDATA?](dot-fardata-q.md)\
[MASM BNF Grammar](masm-bnf-grammar.md)