Data analytics and AI
This glossary contains definitions related to customer data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization and operational business intelligence. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to Hadoop and other software tools used in big data analytics. Other definitions are related to the strategies that business intelligence professionals, data scientists, statisticians and data analysts use to make data-driven decisions.
Algorithms
Terms related to procedures or formulas for solving a problem by conducting a sequence of specified actions. In computing, algorithms in the form of mathematical instructions play an important part in search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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What is artificial intelligence (AI)? Everything you need to know
Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
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data analytics (DA)
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
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edge analytics
Edge analytics is an approach to data collection and analysis in which an automated analytical computation is performed on data at a sensor, network switch or other device instead of waiting for the data to be sent back to a centralized data store.
Artificial intelligence
Terms related to artificial intelligence (AI), including definitions about machine learning and words and phrases about training data, algorithms, natural language processing, neural networks and automation.
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generative design
Generative design is a computer-aided design technique and category of software that uses AI to optimize the design process.
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data classification
Data classification is the process of organizing data into categories that make it easy to retrieve, sort and store for future use.
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What is artificial intelligence (AI)? Everything you need to know
Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
Data and data management
Terms related to data, including definitions about data warehousing and words and phrases about data management.
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data processing
Data processing refers to essential operations executed on raw data to transform the information into a useful format or structure that provides valuable insights to a user or organization.
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laboratory information system (LIS)
A laboratory information system (LIS) is computer software that processes, stores and manages data from patient medical processes and tests.
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Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is the primary data storage system Hadoop applications use.
Database management
Terms related to databases, including definitions about relational databases and words and phrases about database management.
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Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is the primary data storage system Hadoop applications use.
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knowledge management (KM)
Knowledge management is the process an enterprise uses to gather, organize, share and analyze its knowledge in a way that's easily accessible to employees.
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denormalization
Denormalization is the process of adding precomputed redundant data to an otherwise normalized relational database to improve read performance.