"data element" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: data elements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} data element (plural data elements)
  1. (metadata) An atomic unit of data that has:
    An identification such as a data element name
    Categories (topical): Data management
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  2. (metadata) An atomic unit of data that has:
    A clear data element definition
    Categories (topical): Data management
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  3. (metadata) An atomic unit of data that has:
    One or more representation terms
    Categories (topical): Data management
    Sense id: en-data_element-en-noun-JANZEpy9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 43 19 29
  4. (metadata) An atomic unit of data that has:
    Optional enumerated values
    Categories (topical): Data management
    Sense id: en-data_element-en-noun-QqdQnxJi
  5. (metadata) An atomic unit of data that has:
    A list of synonyms to data elements in other metadata registries
    Categories (topical): Data management
    Sense id: en-data_element-en-noun--vCdZZFl

Inflected forms

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