Definition of Important Terms
Access (to data): either (a) the capacity for data processors to enter, modify or delete data or (b) the capacity for data users to view, copy or download data.
Categories (of data): see Appendix A
Domain (of data): The entire collection of data for which an institutional employee functioning as a data steward or data security contact (see roles in Appendix B ) is responsible. The data domain also includes rules and processes related to the data.
Quality (of data): In this context, quality is a collective characteristic that encompasses utility, objectivity, integrity, accuracy and completeness. Data quality is supported by presentation in an accurate, clear, complete, and unbiased manner, with sources identified in appropriate fashion, with potential sources of error identified, and with disclosure of the degree to which the data has been protected from unauthorized access or revision, from compromise through corruption, and from falsification.
Roles and Responsibilities: See Appendix B