Topic 05 Glossary

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Term	Meaning in Topic 05
Raw data	Original records that have not yet been prepared for a particular use.
Information	Data that has been organised and given context or meaning.
Data engineering	The practice of collecting, organising, preparing and delivering dependable data.
Data ecosystem	The connected environment of people, data, processes, responsibilities and technology.
Data producer	A person, activity, device or application that creates data.
Data owner	The party accountable for access, quality and appropriate use.
Data user	A person or application that uses prepared information.
Data quality	The degree to which data is accurate, complete, consistent and timely.
Data governance	Rules, responsibilities and controls governing organisational data.
Data pipeline	A connected sequence of processes that moves and prepares data.