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DATA CLEANSING [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • IT Security
DEF

... the process of analyzing data, especially when data comes from multiple sources[, and addressing] errors such as incorrect spellings, different ways of labeling the same information, inconsistent field length, missing values, and conflicting data, such as having two part numbers for the same part.

Key term(s)
  • data clean up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Seguridad de IT
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