Data Management Business Glossary
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- Data Analysis LifecycleA standardized sequence of stages through which all Analytics projects progress. Term details
- Data ArchitectureThe strategy and execution of how data is designed (i.e., identified and defined) to support the enterprise objectives. Term details
- Data Architecture FunctionThe function that defines and implements the data content strategy for a given subset of data. Term details
- Data AssetA data asset is any collection of data owned by an organization that is considered to have intrinsic value. Term details
- Data-at-RestData that is in physical storage and accessible to those that need it. Term details
- Data-at-restData that is held physically and persistently on a storage device in any digital form Term details
- Data AttributeA logical representation of an atomic level data element. Term details
- Data AvailabilityA representation of the state at which data can be accessed, based on the conditions, characteristics or requirements of the data, and the privilege levels of the consumer. Term details
- Data BoundaryA limit or perspective applied to a data element. Term details
- Data CatalogAn organized inventory of data assets in the organization. It uses metadata to help organizations manage their data. It also helps data professionals collect, organize, access, and enrich(...) Term details
- Data CatalogingData cataloging is the ability to discover, organize, relate, govern and distribute information of the data assets in an enterprise. The information related to data assets may include(...) Term details
- Data ClassificationThe process of organizing data in categories for its most effective and efficient use. Term details
- Data ConsumerA process, application or stakeholder that receives or uses data from a data producer. Term details
- Data Control FunctionThe function that sets the enterprise data risk controls framework and strategy. Term details
- Data ControllerA natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data. Term details
- Data CustodianAn individual responsible for one or more data controls. Term details
- Data DimensionA data dimension has a specific definition related to a data warehouse. Term details
- Data DomainA logical representation of a category of data that has been designated and named. Term details
- Data EcosystemAn environment containing all data repositories, data-processing systems, data-handling systems, data distribution services, analytics systems, and stakeholders of such data and data-related(...) Term details
- Data ElementA unit of data that is considered in context to be indivisible. [ISO/IEC 2382:2015] Term details
- Data EngineeringThe execution of the non-physical components of the data infrastructure to assure the data is fit-for-purpose. Term details
- Data EntityA concept that represents a person, place or thing. Term details
- Data Fit-for-PurposeData that is of sufficient quality for its intended use through the perspective of the business process that is using it. Term details
- Data FlowA movement of data from one point to another, without involving any intermediaries at a specific level of granularity, to transport data. Term details
- Data Governance FunctionThe function that defines and implements the standards, controls and best practices of the data management initiative in alignment with strategy. Term details
- Data HarmonizationThe process of aligning all representations of data to precise and consistent meaning. Term details
- Data-in-MotionData that is in the process of being transported. Term details
- Data-in-UseData that is in active maintenance. Term details
- Data LifecycleA representation of the stages that a data asset moves through from creation or acquisition to destruction. Term details
- Data LineageInformation about the movement and transformation of data from a point of origin to its final destination. Term details
- Data ManagementThe development, execution and supervision of plans, policies, programs and practices which deliver control and protection, and enhance the value of data and information assets throughout their(...) Term details
- Data Management Capability Assessment ModelAn industry-standard framework for the practice of data management. It addresses the capabilities needed to position the business case, implement the operating model, ensure funding and support(...) Term details
- DCAMAn industry-standard framework for the practice of data management. It addresses the capabilities needed to position the business case, implement the operating model, ensure funding and support(...) Term details
- Data Management Initiative The activities intended to establish and sustain Data Management. Term details
- Data ModelA model that presents the declarative structure of data through a defined scope and perspective, and to a given level of abstraction. Term details
- Data NormalizationThe process of aligning data to its defined parameters. Term details
- Data ObfuscationThe process of obscuring, redacting, or transforming certain elements in data in order to prevent the identification of parties or inappropriate disclosure of private information that may be(...) Term details
- Data OfficerThe function performed by an executive responsible for the strategy and implementation of the data management initiative at a geographic or operating unit level of an organization. Term details
- Data OwnerThe person with overall accountability for the meaning, content, quality and distribution of a given set of data. Term details
- Data PreparationThe process of cleaning, harmonizing and transforming data prior to its processing and analysis. Term details
- Data Processing PipelineThe sequence of processing steps that are performed between consumption of source data and production of an analytical product or outcome Term details
- Data ProcessorAny natural or legal person, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller Term details
- Data ProducerA process, application or stakeholder that provisions data to one or more data consumers Term details
- Data ProfilingThe process of evaluating and grading a given source of data to determine whether it is fit-for-purpose. Term details
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)A DPIA is an assessment carried out prior to any processing of Personal Data which is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of Data Subjects. The assessment should typically(...) Term details
- Data Protection OfficerA data protection officer (DPO) is an enterprise security leadership role required by consumer protection regulation. Term details
- DPOA data protection officer (DPO) is an enterprise security leadership role required by consumer protection regulation. Term details
- Data Protection Officer (DPO)A data protection officer (DPO) is responsible for overseeing an organization's compliance with requirements from relevant data protection and/or privacy laws, the appointment of whom is(...) Term details
- Data ProvenanceDetails a data record’s origins, where it has been and how it has transformed. It is a record of what has influenced the data. Term details
- Data Quality1) A measurement of qualitative and quantitative conditions that determine whether the data is fit-for-purpose in a business process or operation. 2) The function that ensures the data being(...) Term details
- Data Quality Decay RateThe rate at which a data attribute loses its level of quality over time if not maintained. Decay can be measured against all dimension of data quality. Term details
- Data Quality DimensionsCategories of measurement used to evaluate the degree to which data is fit-for-purpose. Term details
- Data Quality issue managementManagement of the lifecycle of data quality issues from detection to resolution Term details
- Data Quality RuleA statement that applies an algorithm or logic to a data value to measure the fitness-for-purpose of the value. The statement is the documented definition of the criteria used to measure that(...) Term details
- Data residencyThe geographic location of physical infrastructure on which data is stored Term details
- Data ResiliencyThe ability of a data asset to remain intact and available in the face of failures in the infrastructure on which it is hosted or through which it is accessed Term details
- Data RiskThe potential for a loss related to your data Term details
- Data SecurityThe protection of data from accidental or intentional unauthorized use, modification, destruction, disclosure or theft. Term details
- Data sensitivity classificationA classification of the information within a data asset that indicates the level of control and protection that must be applied to the asset due to the nature of the data and its sensitivity or(...) Term details
- Data SetAny organized collection of data made available for consumption. Term details
- Data Sharing AgreementAn agreement that sets out a common set of rules between the data producer and data consumer that establishes terms and restrictions of the use of consumed data. Term details
- DSAAn agreement that sets out a common set of rules between the data producer and data consumer that establishes terms and restrictions of the use of consumed data. Term details
- Data SovereigntyA legally enforceable authority that is asserted over data by any entity, including not only the laws imposed by governments and regulators, but also the legally binding contractual obligations(...) Term details
- Data SponsorAn executive responsible for ensuring adequate funding of the data management initiative. Term details
- Data SubjectData Subject refers to any natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly. Term details
- Data TraceabilityThe ability to track a data construct back to the construct it was derived from as a more concrete instantiation. Term details
- Data TransformationThe process of converting the meaning and format of data from one system to another. Term details
- DecryptionThe act of converting encoded information back into its original form Term details
- Defferential PrivacyDifferential privacy is a formal mathematical model of privacy. In simplified terms, differential privacy requires that the output of an analysis should reveal (almost) no information specific(...) Term details
- Derived DataData that are created from other data or calculated. Term details
- DestructionThe removal of a data asset from all places in which it is stored in a manner that ensures it cannot be discovered or restored by any forensic means Term details
- Detective ControlsControls that are designed to detect the fact that something has occurred Term details
- Determined DataData elements that are subjective thereby including an element of opinion or human interpretation. Term details
- DisposalThe removal of a data asset from all places in which it is stored Term details
- DomainThe level of the organization that performs specific activities for the data domain. Term details
- Dublin CoreISO 15836:2008 (Dublin Core) establishes a standard for cross-domain resource description, known as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. This defines the elements typically used in the context(...) Term details