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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;‎&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;See also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>Karl Jones at 15:36, 26 August 2016</title>
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		<title>Karl Jones: Created page with &quot;In metadata, the term data element is an atomic unit of data that has precise meaning or precise semantics.  Data element also has meaning in telecommunication.  == Us...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;In &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Metadata&quot; title=&quot;Metadata&quot;&gt;metadata&lt;/a&gt;, the term data element is an atomic unit of data that has precise meaning or precise semantics.  Data element also has meaning in &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Telecommunication&quot; title=&quot;Telecommunication&quot;&gt;telecommunication&lt;/a&gt;.  == Us...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;In [[metadata]], the term data element is an atomic unit of data that has precise meaning or precise semantics.  Data element also has meaning in [[telecommunication]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Use in metadata ==&lt;br /&gt;
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A data element has:&lt;br /&gt;
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* An identification such as a data element name&lt;br /&gt;
* A clear data element definition&lt;br /&gt;
* One or more representation terms&lt;br /&gt;
* Optional enumerated values Code (metadata)&lt;br /&gt;
* A list of synonyms to data elements in other metadata registries [[Synonym ring]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Data elements usage can be discovered by inspection of software applications or application data files through a process of manual or automated Application Discovery and Understanding.&lt;br /&gt;
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Once data elements are discovered they can be registered in a metadata registry.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Use in telecommunication ==&lt;br /&gt;
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In telecommunication, the term data element has the following components:&lt;br /&gt;
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* A named unit of data that, in some contexts, is considered indivisible and in other contexts may consist of data items.&lt;br /&gt;
* A named identifier of each of the entities and their attributes that are represented in a database.&lt;br /&gt;
* A basic unit of information built on standard structures having a unique meaning and distinct units or values.&lt;br /&gt;
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In electronic record-keeping, a combination of characters or bytes referring to one separate item of information, such as name, address, or age.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the areas of databases and data systems more generally a data element is a concept forming part of a data model. As an element of data representation, a collection of data elements forms a data structure.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Application Discovery and Understanding]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Data element]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Data element definition]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Data dictionary]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Data hierarchy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry specification]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Metadata]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Representation term]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[[[Synonym ring]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Universal Data Element Framework]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element Data element] @ Wikipedia&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Computer science]]&lt;br /&gt;
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