Content enriched Big data whose content has been contextualized
Context The surrounding environment that gives definition to a word
Contextualization The process of identifying the context of a word
Core An early form of storage for storing data available to the CPU. Core operated under
the principles governed by the hysteresis curve
Corporate data The entire body of data of the corporation
CRM Customer relationship management—a popular DSS application used to streamline
customer relationships
CRT Cathode-ray tube—a display device; a screen
Cullinet An early DBMS vendor selling a networked database management system
Current valued data Data whose accuracy is as of the moment of access; online data
Curve of usefulness The curve that indicates that the fresher data are, the more likely
they are to be useful
Customer The user or consumer of a product or a service
Cycle The complete steps required to execute a process
Cycle time The measurement of cycle time
Data analyst An individual who gathers and analyzes the results of the execution of a
process
Database A structured collection of units of data organized around some topic or theme
Data definition The process of defining the semantics of data
Data element An attribute belonging to an entity
Data flow diagram (DFD) A schematic indicating the direction of the movement of data
Data governance The activities necessary to the management of integrity of data
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