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Glossary of Terms

A guide to the nomenclature of data integration technology.

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  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
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A

agile development

agile integration

agile methodology

agile testing

apache hadoop

application integration


B

big data

big data analytics

business intelligence (BI)


C

cloud integration

critical data

customer relationship management


D

data analytics

data center

data cleansing

data governance

data harmonization

data management

data mart

data masking

data mining

data obfuscation

data preparation

data quality

data replication

data repository

data synchronization

data transfer

data transformation

data virtualization

data warehousing

database management

database mirroring

deduplication


E

electronic data interchange (EDI)

enterprise content management (ECM)

ERP - enterprise resource planning

extract transform load (ETL)


F


G


H

hadoop

hybrid cloud


I

identity management

information lifecycle management

information platform as a service (IPaaS)


J


K


L

lean integration


M

master data management (MDM)

multi-channel retailing


N


O

omnichannel retailing


P

product information management (PIM)


Q


R


S

SAAS (software as a service)

supply chain management (SCM)


T


U

unstructured data


V

virtual private server (VPS)


W


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