Data analytics and AI
This glossary contains definitions related to customer data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization and operational business intelligence. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to Hadoop and other software tools used in big data analytics. Other definitions are related to the strategies that business intelligence professionals, data scientists, statisticians and data analysts use to make data-driven decisions.
Algorithms
Terms related to procedures or formulas for solving a problem by conducting a sequence of specified actions. In computing, algorithms in the form of mathematical instructions play an important part in search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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What is data analytics (DA)?
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
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What is data as a service (DaaS)?
Data as a service (DaaS) is an information provision and distribution model in which data files -- including text, images, sounds and videos -- are made available to customers over a network, typically the internet.
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What is a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)?
A UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit value used to uniquely identify an object or entity on the internet.
Artificial intelligence
Terms related to artificial intelligence (AI), including definitions about machine learning and words and phrases about training data, algorithms, natural language processing, neural networks and automation.
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What is a large language model (LLM)?
A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massively large data sets to understand, summarize, generate and predict new content.
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What is a robot? Definition, purpose, uses
A robot is a machine designed to execute one or more tasks automatically with speed and precision. There are as many different types of robots as there are tasks for them to perform.A robot is a type of automated machine that can execute specific tasks with little or no human intervention and with speed and precision.
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What are virtual agents and how are they being used?
A virtual agent is an AI-powered software application or service that interacts with humans or other digital systems in a human-like manner, most often using natural language.
Data and data management
Terms related to data, including definitions about data warehousing and words and phrases about data management.
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What is a data governance policy?
A data governance policy is a documented set of guidelines for ensuring an organization's data and information assets are managed consistently and used properly.
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What is data masking?
Data masking is a security technique that modifies sensitive data in a data set so it can be used safely in a non-production environment.
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What is data analytics (DA)?
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
Database management
Terms related to databases, including definitions about relational databases and words and phrases about database management.
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What is data analytics (DA)?
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
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What is an entity relationship diagram (ERD)?
An entity relationship diagram (ERD), also known as an entity relationship model, is a graphical representation that depicts relationships among people, objects, places, concepts or events in an information technology (IT) system.
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What is a pivot table? How to use in Excel and Sheets
A pivot table is a statistics tool that summarizes and reorganizes selected columns and rows of data in a spreadsheet or database table to obtain a desired report.