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Unreadable data is still data.
Is mayonnaise data?
It is made of lots of little bytes of mayonnaise.
Quantum mayonnaise theory.
I'm a fan of the many jars interpretation
Yes.
It's not unreadable. It's not data.
If you want to be pedantic you could say it's "transmitting symbols".
If I only typed out "abaababababbaab" over and over you wouldn't call it "unreadable words." You'd say it's not words.
Omg, you can't just type "abaababababbaab" on the internet you filthy animal!