Data Dictionary definition

Data Dictionary means a directory of the definitions, purpose, policies and structure about data. It is a compilation of information about the data owned by the enterprise. It describes every data item in a database in enough detail for users and application developers to know what the data is and how to make use of it.
Data Dictionary means a resource which provides a list of measures and indicators for use within a partnership performance framework;
Data Dictionary means an essential component of data management adopted by the department pursuant to section 22-2-305 that defines all of the data elements the department collects from school districts and public schools and describes the methods by which the department collects the data through the single statewide data collection system.

Examples of Data Dictionary in a sentence

  • Purchase Unit (PU) Codes are defined in the DHB and Ministry’s Nationwide Service Framework Purchase Unit Data Dictionary.

  • Text Element Identifiers (TEIs) (Format Indicator 12 of ISO/IEC International Standard 15434), in accordance with the Air Transport Association Common Support Data Dictionary; and (ii) The encoded data elements of the unique item identifier conform to the transfer structure, syntax, and coding of messages and data formats specified for Format Indicators 05, 06, and 12 in ISO/IEC International Standard 15434, Information Technology-Transfer Syntax for High Capacity Automatic Data Capture Media.

  • Purchase Units are defined in the joint DHB and Ministry’s Nationwide Service Framework Purchase Unit Data Dictionary.

  • The Data Dictionary identifies whether a data field is “Required,” “Optional,” “Propagates from the base action,” “Not Applicable,” or “System Generated,” for each type of data entry screen (Awards, Indefinite-Delivery Vehicles, and Transactions/Modifications).

  • They are defined in the NAPIS State Program Report (SPR) For services not defined in NAPIS, refer to the Service Categories and Data Dictionary and the National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS) Instructions.


More Definitions of Data Dictionary

Data Dictionary means a document that describes the details of all databases and database management systems (DBMS) including the schema used to structure the data, the types of records stored in the database, integrity constraints, whether or not the records are encrypted, relationships and dependencies of the data to other systems, as well as the locations, hostnames, IP addresses of the database and DBMSs; additionally, the document must include the name and locations of all log files, transaction logs, key storage, and all other pertinent details that help identify, locate and access the database system and all of its components. FLVS may use the information related to such Data Dictionary for creating software interfaces to the applicable databases.
Data Dictionary means a resource which provides a list of measures and indicators for use within a partnership performance framework.
Data Dictionary means a centralized repository of information about data such as meaning, relationships to other data, origin, usage, and format.
Data Dictionary means the identification and definition of all data types maintained in the database of the Customized Product and will be delivered via the ACU Document.
Data Dictionary means a reference tool that describes each data item that may include field names, number of characters, data type, number of decimal places, or a description of the purpose of each field of data;
Data Dictionary has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(ii).
Data Dictionary has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Back-up Servicing Agreement.