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knowledge, information and data > data (potential information)

Preferred term

data (potential information)  

Definition

  • string of characters, message, fact or observation that is not necessarily interpretable but that can be refined into information

Note

  • Data is often used to refer to strings of characters and images, but e.g. sounds, light, heat and other observable things can also be data.

Source

  • Tietotermit

URI

http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:au:tt:t108

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