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`data segment
`data management
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`addressing data and managing the flow of trans-
`missions. It is the lowest of the three layers (data-
`link, network, and transport) involved in actually
`moving data between devices. See also [SO/051
`model.
`It.
`datamanagement \dt't'to man'aj—mont, dat'o\
`The control of data from acquisition and input
`through processing, output, and storage. In micro-
`computers, hardware manages data by gathering
`it, moving it, and following instructions to process
`it. The operating system manages the hardware
`and ensures that the pans of the system work in
`harmony so that data is stored safely and accu—
`rately. Application programs manage data by
`receiving and processing input according to the
`user's commands, and sending results to an output
`device or to disk storage. The user also is respon—
`sible for data management by acquiring data,
`labeling and organizing disks, backing up data,
`archiving files, and removing unneeded material
`from the hard disk.
`data manipulation \da’to ma—ni‘pya—lfi‘shon,
`dat'o\ rt. The processing of data by means of pro—
`grams that accept user commands, offer ways to
`handle data, and tell the hardware what to do with
`the data.
`data manipulation language \da‘ta ma~ni‘pyo—
`la‘shan lang‘waj, dat'o\ rt. In database manage—
`ment systems, a language that is used to insert data
`in, update, and query a database. Data manipula-
`tion languages are often capable of performing
`mathematical and statistical calculations that facil—
`itate generating reports. Acronym: DM'L (D‘M-L').
`See also structured query language.
`data mart \dé‘to mart“, dat‘o't n. A scaled—clown
`version of a data warehouse that is tailored to con—
`tain only information likely to be used by the car—
`gel group. See also data warehouse.
`it. The
`data medium \da’to mé‘dé-um, dat‘o\
`physical material on which computer data is
`stored.
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`data migration \da'to mi-grfi‘shan, dat'o'l n. 1.
`The process of moving data from one repository
`or source, such as a database, to another. usually
`via automated scripts or programs. Often data
`migration involves transferring data from one type
`of computer system to another. 2. In supercom-
`puting applications, the process of st0ring large
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`amounts of data offline while making them appear
`to be online as disk-resident files.
`data mining \da‘to mi‘néng, dat'a\ u. The pro—
`cess of identifying commercially useful patterns or
`relationships
`in databases or other computer
`repositories dlrough the use of advanced statistical
`tools.
`rt. A collection
`data model \dfi’ta mod‘ol. dat‘o\
`of related object types, operators, and integrity
`rules that fOrm the abstract entity supported by a
`database management system (DBMS). Thus. one
`speaks of a relational DBMS, a network DBMS,
`and so on, depending on the type of data model a
`DBMS supports. in general, a DBMS supports only
`one data model as a practical rather than a theo-
`retical restriction.
`rt. A netn
`data network \da’ta network, dat’a\
`work designed for transferring data encoded as
`digital signals, as opposed to a voice network.
`which transmits analog signals.
`data packet \da‘to palt‘ot, dat‘a\ a. See packet.
`data point \dt't‘to point“. dat’a\
`rt. Any pair of
`numeric values plotted on a chart.
`n.
`data processing \da‘ta pms’eséng, dat‘o\
`1. The general work performed by computers.
`2. More specifically, the manipulation of data to
`transform it into some desired result. Acronym: DP
`(D-P’). Also called ADP, automatic data process
`ing, EDP, electronic data processing. See also cen—
`tralized
`processing,
`decentralized
`processing,
`distributed processing.
`association
`Data Ptooessing Management
`\dz‘t‘to pros‘es-éng man'oj—mont o-so-se-a‘shon,
`dal‘o\ it. See DPMA.
`n.
`data protection \dé‘to pro-tek‘shan, dat‘a\
`The process of enstlring the preservation,
`integ~
`rity, and reliability of data. See also data integrity.
`dam rate \da‘ta rat‘, dat‘o\ n. The speed at which
`a circuit or communications line can transfer infor‘
`mation, usually measured in bits per second (bps).
`data record \da'to rek‘ord. dat'a\ it. See recordl.
`data reduction \da‘ta ro-duk‘shan, dat'o\ n. The
`process of converting raw data to a more useful
`form by scaling, smoothing, ordering, or other
`editing procedures.
`data segment \da'ta seg‘mont, dat'o\ n. The por—
`tion of memory or auxiliary storage that contains
`the data used by a program.
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