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Data dictionary

A data dictionary, or metadata repository, as defined in the IBM Dictionary of Computing, is a "centralized repository of information about data such as meaning, relationships to other data, origin, usage, and format". Oracle defines it as a collection of tables with metadata. The term can have one of several closely related meanings pertaining to…

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Documentation

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Typical attributes

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Data dictionary

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples81
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Data dictionary

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related to Typical attributes · 25
Data dictionary → An, Boolean, Can, COBOL-style, Default, Different, Entity, EntityID, Example, Field, Format, FormID, Here, ID, If, Is-required, May, Measures, PIC, RDBMS
related to Middleware · 19
Data dictionary → Additionally, Another PHP-based, ASP, Base One's, DataDictionaries, DBA, DBMS, Extensions, For, In, NET, PHP, PHPLens, RADICORE, Software, SQL, Such, The, Visual DataFlex
related to Documentation · 13
Data dictionary → DBA, DBMS, DBMS Software, DDL, DML, If, It, On, Otherwise, The, These, When, With
related to Platform-specific examples · 8
Data dictionary → DDS, Developers, FOSS, IBM, It, Oracle, Oracle Database, The
related to External links · 6
Data dictionary → Business Glossary, Data Dictionaries, Octopai, Structured Analysis Wiki, Web, Yourdon
is a · 1
Data dictionary → data structure that stores metadata

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data dictionary database dbms tables software information may field application metadata users type databases oracle middleware active repository systems document

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Data dictionaryis adata structure that stores metadata0.90text
meaninginstance ofcentralized repository of information about data0.80text
relationships to other datainstance ofcentralized repository of information about data0.80text
origininstance ofcentralized repository of information about data0.80text
usageinstance ofcentralized repository of information about data0.80text
and formatinstance ofcentralized repository of information about data0.80text
mininstance ofMeasures0.80text
max valuesinstance ofMeasures0.80text
display widthinstance ofMeasures0.80text
or number of decimal placesinstance ofMeasures0.80text
Data dictionaryrelated to DocumentationThe0.60section
Data dictionaryrelated to DocumentationDBMS0.60section

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