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`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 ISO/OSI
`model.
`data management \d4a‘ta man‘aj-mant, dat’a\ n.
`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 parts 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 \di‘ta ma-nipya-la shan,
`dat‘a\ 1. The processing of data by meansofpro-
`grams that accept user commands, offer ways to
`handle data, andtell the hardware what to do with
`the data.
`data manipulation language \data ma-nipya-
`la‘shan lang’waj, dat‘a\ 7. In database manage-
`ment systems, a languagethatis used to insert data
`in, update, and query a database. Data manipula-
`tion languages are often capable of performing
`mathematical andstatistical calculations that facil-
`itate generating reports. Acronym: DML (D°M-L’).
`See also structured query language,
`data mart \da‘ta mart’, dat“a\ m. A scaled-down
`version of a data warehouse thatis tailored to con-
`tain only information likely to be used by the tar-
`get group. See also data warehouse.
`». The
`data medium \da‘ta mé@dé-um, dat’a\
`physical material on which computer data is
`stored,
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`nm. 1.
`data migration \da‘ta mi-gra’shan, dat‘a\
`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 storing large
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`amounts ofdata offline while making them appear
`to be online as disk-resicentfiles.
`vn. The pro-
`data mining \da‘ta minéng, dat‘a\
`cess of identifying commercially useful patterns or
`relationships
`in databases or other computer
`repositories through the use of advancedstatistical
`tools.
`data model \da‘ta mod*al, dat’a\ 7. A collection
`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
`DBMSsupports. In general, a DBMS supports only
`one data model as a practical rather than a theo-
`retical restriction.
`data network \da‘ta net'wark, dat’o\ m. A net-
`work designed for transferring data encoded as
`digital signals, as opposed to a voice network,
`which transmits analog signals.
`data packet \da‘ta pakat, dat’a\ n. See packet.
`data point \da‘ta point, dat‘a\
`nm. Any pair of
`numeric values plotted on a chart.
`n.
`data processing \data pros‘es-éng, data\
`1. The general work performed by computers.
`2. More specifically, the manipulation of data to
`transformit 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.
`Data Processing Management Association
`\da‘ta proses-éng man aj-mant a-sd-sé-a’shan,
`data\ n. See DPMA.
`x.
`data protection \da°to pro-tek’shon, data\
`The process of ensuring the preservation,
`integ-
`rity, and reliability of data, See also data integrity.
`data rate \da‘ta rar, dat“a\ 2, The speed at which
`a circuit or communications line can transfer infor-
`mation, usually measured! in bits per second (bps).
`data record \di‘ta rek’ard, dat‘a\ 7. See record!,
`data reduction \da‘to ra-duk’shan, dat“a\ . The
`process of converting raw data to a more useful
`form by scaling, smoothing, ordering, or other
`editing procedures.
`data segment \da‘ta seg’moant, dat’a\ 7. The por-
`tion of memory or auxiliary storage that contains
`the data used by a program.
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