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  2. Data dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The terms data dictionary and data repository indicate a more general software utility than a catalogue. A catalogue is closely coupled with the DBMS software. It provides the information stored in it to the user and the DBA, but it is mainly accessed by the various software modules of the DBMS itself, such as DDL and DML compilers, the query optimiser, the transaction processor, report ...

  3. Database schema - Wikipedia

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    A database generally stores its schema in a data dictionary. Although a schema is defined in text database language, the term is often used to refer to a graphical depiction of the database structure. In other words, schema is the structure of the database that defines the objects in the database.

  4. ISO/IEC 11179 - Wikipedia

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    The ISO/IEC 11179 model is a result of two principles of semantic theory, combined with basic principles of data modelling. The first principle from semantic theory is the thesaurus type relation between wider and more narrow (or specific) concepts, e.g. the wide concept "income" has a relation to the more narrow concept "net income".

  5. Data item descriptions - Wikipedia

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    A United States data item description (DID) is a completed document defining the data deliverables required of a United States Department of Defense contractor. [1] A DID specifically defines the data content, format, and intended use of the data with a primary objective of achieving standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense .

  6. Data element definition - Wikipedia

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    Data element definitions are critical for external users of any data system. Good definitions can dramatically ease the process of mapping one set of data into another set of data. This is a core feature of distributed computing and intelligent agent development.

  7. Database catalog - Wikipedia

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    Data dictionary; Data lineage; Data Catalog Vocabulary, a W3C standard for metadata; Metadata registry, central location where metadata definitions are stored and maintained; Metadata repository, a database created to store metadata

  8. Data definition language - Wikipedia

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    In the context of SQL, data definition or data description language (DDL) is a syntax for creating and modifying database objects such as tables, indices, and users. DDL statements are similar to a computer programming language for defining data structures , especially database schemas .

  9. Category:Dictionary source templates - Wikipedia

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    [[Category:Dictionary source templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Dictionary source templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.