PC Magazine

data dictionary

A database about data and databases. A data dictionary holds the name, type, range of values, source and authorization for access for each data element in the organization's files and databases. It ...
ssir.org

The Beginning of Good Data Is the Definition of Terms

Socrates is noted as saying, “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” This premise should dominate how mission-oriented organizations communicate with the rest of the world, but it’s ...
PC Magazine

data element

The fundamental data structure in a data processing system. Any unit of data defined for processing is a data element; for example, ACCOUNT NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS and CITY. A data element is defined by ...
Law

Oregon, Delaware Join Data Privacy Law Patchwork, With Expanded Definitions of Sensitive Data

Expanding Sensitive Data Definition, Shrinking Exemptions For companies trying to comply with the dozen active data privacy laws in the U.S., the devil is mostly in the details. And one of the key ...
Time

Big Data

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What is “Big Data”? Big Data refers to the vast volumes of structured and unstructured data that are too complex and large for ...