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Definition
of
Data glossary
from
Informatica.com (definition cross-checked with multiple other online sources)
A data glossary (or business glossary) is a repository containing the descriptions of commonly used business terms within an organisation or business sector.
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Data glossary
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Nicola Askham
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The first difference between the data dictionary and the data glossary is that whilst the data dictionary is seen very much as an IT-owned document, data glossaries should be created and maintained by the business.
Some people will tell you a data glossary should be used to create a 'common' set of definitions. Now I agree that would be sensible in a utopian data world, however, the vast majority of organizations are not yet mature enough in data governance terms to dive straight into this. Instead, I encourage my clients to use the development of a data glossary to identify where there are a number of differing definitions for the same term and conversely where a number of different terms have the same definition.
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