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DIC_META_GLOSSARY (125 rows)
Dictionary table of terms available to applications as Glossary Entries. This is designed for use within the Technical Metadata application but could be adopted for use in other applications.
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| Row | CODE | GLOSS_CAT_CODE | TRANSLATION | DESCRIPTION | DATE_ENTERED | DATE_UPDATED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | META_KEY | METADATA | KEY | A data element (made up of one or more attributes) whose unique value can be used to locate data. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 22 | META_MDATA | METADATA | METADATA | Metadata is information that should allow a Data Manager to describe a dataset so that a user can determine whether the data in the dataset will be of use to them. In the area of Geospatial information this usually means the What, Where, When, How and Who of the data. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 23 | META_NORML | METADATA | NORMALISATION | The analytical process whereby attributes are drawn from an undifferentiated pool of data into discrete sets, or tables, such as to remove duplicate instances of the data, resolve ambiguities, and define primary and foreign key relationships. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 24 | META_PRIKY | METADATA | PRIMARY KEY | A unique identifier for each row in a database table. It is mandatory in a relational database system. This identifier may be comprised of one or more attributes. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 25 | META_TABLE | METADATA | TABLE | A group of records, the equivalent of a flat file. A relational database consists of many tables, each defined by a primary key, and linked to other tables through foreign keys. Table are derived from a heterogeneous collection of data by applying normalisation procedures to that data. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 26 | META_TECHM | METADATA | TECHNICAL METADATA | This is the technical aspect of the metadata describing how the data within the dataset are stored within digital database. It also covers such aspects as the contents of list domains and the maximum and minimum values of the range domains. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 27 | - | - | NOT APPLICABLE | Not Applicable | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 28 | ! | - | NOT AVAILABLE | Not Available - applicable, but try as we might, we can?t find a value. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 29 | ? | - | NOT ENTERED | Not Entered. We have not assigned a value yet (and it might not be applicable). | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 30 | AGI | COMMON | AGI | Association for Geographic Information | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 31 | BGS | COMMON | BGS | British Geological Survey | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 32 | CVS | METADATA | CVS | Comma Seperated Values | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 33 | META_DAUDT | METADATA | DATA AUDIT | A process to demonstrate assurance that the data management is being undertaken to the required level. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 34 | META_DMCHP | METADATA | DATA MANAGEMENT CHAMPION | The member of the Executive who is corporatly responsible for the Data Management. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 35 | META_DMPLN | METADATA | DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN | A plan for the management of an individual dataset, compliant with the local data policy. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 36 | META_DWARE | METADATA | DATA WAREHOUSE | A database, often remote, containing recent snapshots of corporate data. Planners and researchers can use this database freely without worrying about slowing down day-to-day operations of the production database. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 37 | META_DMNPC | METADATA | DATA MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE | A generic term that embraces the whole range of activities carried out by individuals in the roles described including: Data Policy, Data Protection, Data Security, Data Documentation, and Metadata Compilation, Data Standardisation, and Harmonisation, Data retention and Archiving, Quality Assurance, Records Management, Legislative Compliance, Copyright Control, etc, etc. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 38 | META_DAMAN | METADATA | DATA MANAGER | The Senior Manager, reporting to the Data Management Champion, responsible for Data Management in an organisation. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 39 | META_DOWNR | METADATA | DATA OWNERS | Are the individuals or groups of individuals who are held managerially and financially accountable for a dataset and who have legal ownership rights to a dataset even thought that dataset may have been collected / collated / disseminated by another party. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
| 40 | META_DPMAN | METADATA | DATA POLICY MANAGER | Individual who is responcible for the development and promotion of the data management policy. | 06-OCT-05 | 10-FEB-06 | C |
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