Glossary

Data Partitioning

The process of physically or logically dividing data into segments so it can be easily maintained or accessed. Existing relational…

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Data Modeling

A method used to define and analyze data requirements needed to support the business processes of an organization. The data…

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Data Mining

The process of extracting previously unknown, valid, and actionable information or relationships from large databases and using that information to…

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Data Migration/TransforMation

The process of converting data from one format to another. Data migration is necessary when an organization decides to use…

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Data Mapping

The process of assigning a source data element to a target data element.

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Data Integrity

The degree or means by which the data in a database conform to specified data standards. For example, to maintain…

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Data Integration

The process of combining or linking two or more data sets from various sources to facilitate data sharing, promote effective…

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Aata Extraction

The process of reading one or more sources of data and creating a new representation of the data.

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Data Exchange Format (DXF)

A proprietary but published two-dimensional graphics file format supported by virtually all PC-based computer-aided design (CAD) products. It is now…

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Peer-to-Peer Architecture

A type of network architecture in which each node has equivalent responsibilities rather than being exclusively a client or a…

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