External data Data whose source is outside of the system of the organization
Export The process of moving data from one environment to another
Fact table The data structure where basic facts in a star join are stored
Farmer A person in the organization who does analytic work that is repetitive and
predictable
Feedback loop A procedure where the results of one iteration of processing are made
available for the next iteration of processing
Field An element of data and attribute
File A collection of records
File structure The organization of the collection of records
Filter The process of removing data from a set of data based on the value of one or more
fields of data
Flat file A collection of records where the structure of each record is identical
Foreign key An attribute used for distinguishing a record that participates in a
relationship with another table
Format The arrangement of data onto a data structure
Functional decomposition The process of reducing a large function or process into
smaller finer functions
Generic data model A data model of an industry, rather than of a specific company. A
generic data model can be used as a template that can be customized for a given
company within the industry that has been modeled
Granularity The level of detail found in a record of data
Great divide The division of big data between repetitive data and nonrepetitive data
GUI Graphical user interface
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