1) A catalog of requirements and specifications for an information system. 2) A file that stores facts about the files and databases for all systems that are currently being used or for the software i nvolved....
A collection of related data records organized in a specific manner (e.g., one record for each inventory item showing product code, unit of measure, production costs, transactions, selling price, and production lead time)....
A database maintenance term used in the context of relational databases, which helps to minimize the duplication of information or safeguard the database against certain types of log?ical or structura l data anomalies. It is often used when merging data from one or more databases....
The movement by electronic means of data from one location to another. The data can take the form of voice, text, image, or other formats. The movement is accomplished by communication links between c omputers and a variety of input/output devices....
A repository of data that has been specially prepared to support decision-making applications. Syn: decision-support data. See: information data warehouse.