.DATA
Indicates the start of a data segment.
When using 32-bit MASM, this starts a near data segment for initialized data (segment name _DATA) and should be used along with .MODEL.
Syntax
.DATA
⟦ segmentItem ⟧...
See also
Directives Reference
.DATA?
.CONST
.FARDATA
.FARDATA?
MASM BNF Grammar