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Data

Distinct pieces of factual information, especially information organized for analysis or used to reason or make decisions. Data are usually formatted in a special way and presented in a variety of forms.


Data Collection

Data that has one or several common elements and that has been assembled by these common elements to form a data set.


Data standard

A commonly agreed specification on how data should be recorded and described