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Information technology
The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information by electronics-based of computing and telecommunications.
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data mining
Technology; Information technology
The process of discovering meaningful correlations, patterns and trends by sifting through large amounts of data stored in repositories. Data mining employs pattern recognition technologies, as well ...
data management and integration (DMI)
Technology; Information technology
Gartner defines data management and integration as the practices, architectural techniques and tools for achieving consistent access to and delivery of data across the spectrum of data subject areas ...
data loss protection
Technology; Information technology
Data loss protection (DLP) describes a set of technologies and inspection techniques used to classify information content contained within an object — such as a file, email, packet, application or ...
data interchange format (DIF)
Technology; Information technology
A file format developed for VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet. Still used today as a means for transferring files to and from spreadsheets.
data integration
Technology; Information technology
The discipline of data integration comprises the practices, architectural techniques and tools for achieving the consistent access and delivery of data across the spectrum of data subject areas and ...
data dependency mapping
Technology; Information technology
Data dependency mapping products are software products that determine and report on the likelihood of achieving specified recovery targets, based on analyzing and correlating data from applications, ...
data definition language (DDL)
Technology; Information technology
A language used to describe the data model for a database, i.e., the names and access paths for the data and how they are interrelated. In some software products, the DDL describes the logical, not ...
