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atomic data

Part of the Data and data management glossary:

In a data warehouse, atomic data is the lowest level of detail. Atomic data provides the base data for all data transformations.

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atomic storage (atomic memory)
Atomic storage (sometimes called atomic memory)...
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IBM announces atomic computing breakthroughs
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This was last updated in April 2009

Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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IBM announces atomic computing breakthroughs

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