Data Element

Data element : The smallest unit of named data that has meaning to a knowledge worker. A data element is the implementation of an attribute. Synonymous with data item and field. 

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 21-Jan-2009 11:05

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Data Element - The smallest piece of information considered meaningful and usable. A single logical data fact, the basic building block of a Logical Data Model.

[Category=Data Governance ] 

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 25 November 2009 08:26:26, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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Data Element - The most elementary unit of data that can be identified and described in a dictionary or repository which cannot be subdivided.

[Category=Information Management ]

Source: Information-Management.com, 10 June 2010 09:06:41, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/d.html

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Data Element - The most elementary unit of data that can be identified and described in a dictionary or repository which cannot be subdivided.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Sun.com, 22 July 2010 10:26:29, http://www.sun.com/third-party/dw/brochures/67198.Acrobat.pdf

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Data Element - The most elementary unit of data that can be identified and described in a dictionary or repository which cannot be subdivided.

[Category=Data Management ]

Source: DataMentors, 16 August 2010 08:37:09, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html

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Data Element - The most elementary unit of data that can be identified and described in a dictionary or repository which cannot be subdivided.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Aexis Business Intelligence, 17 November 2010 11:14:14, http://www.aexis.eu/DataWarehouse-Glossary/

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data element - [data transfer] The smallest unit of information used to describe a particular characteristic of a spatial dataset. A data element is a logically primitive description that cannot be further subdivided.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 16 March 2012 08:52:57, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation