Data management glossary

Definition of an enterprise data warehouse

Enterprise data warehouse: A centralised repository for an organisation’s data, usually consisting of all the organisation’s data or a significant ... Definition of an enterprise data warehouse

Definition of electronic data interchange (EDI)

Electronic data interchange (EDI): The process of exchanging standard business documents automatically from one computer to another, often between different ... Definition of electronic data interchange (EDI)

Definition of deduplication

Deduplication: The process of identifying and removing duplicate items of data, sometimes replacing the duplicates with a reference that points ... Definition of deduplication

Definition of data science

Data science: An interdisciplinary field concerning the methodology of extracting, processing, storing and analysing data. Our data management glossary is ... Definition of data science

Definition of data quality

Data quality: An assessment of how fit-for-purpose a set of data is, based on variables such as completeness and accuracy. ... Definition of data quality

Definition of data profiling

Data profiling: The process of assessing a set of data for completeness and accuracy, often involving the creation of a ... Definition of data profiling

Definition of data modelling

Data modelling: The process of recording the structure of a data stores and the relationships between the data within it. ... Definition of data modelling

Definition of data mining

Data mining: The process of examining large data stores to identify patterns or extract usable data. Our data management glossary ... Definition of data mining

Definition of data migration

Data migration: The process of moving data from one data store to another. Find out how to plan a data ... Definition of data migration

Definition of data masking

Data masking: The process in which a database is copied and sensitive data is obfuscated, to provide a neutral environment ... Definition of data masking