Data Glossary

Welcome to the Data Glossary (formerly Data Thesaurus). This resource is created and maintained by the NCDS and connects and defines concepts, services, and tools relevant to librarians working in data-driven discovery. A definition, relevant literature, and web resources accompany each term along with links to related terms. Search by term or keyword on the right or browse the terms below.

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Algorithmic Bias

Application Program Interface (API)

Artificial Intelligence

Biomedical Informatics

Cloud Computing

Computer Programming

Cyberinfrastructure

Data Availability Statement

Data Collection

Data Description and Annotation

Data Dictionary

Data Interoperability

Data Management Plan

Data Management Planning Tool (DMPTool)

Data Preservation

Data Provenance

Data Publication

Data Sovereignty

Data Stewardship

Data Use Agreement

Data Visualization

De-identification

Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)

FAIR Principles

File Naming Conventions

Generative Artificial Intelligence

High Performance Computing

Library Data Services

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Neural Networks

Open File Formats

Persistent Unique Identifier

Qualitative Data

Quantitative Data

Reproducibility

Research Data Management

Research Lifecycle