Data Type

Data Type : An attribute of a data element or field that specifies the DBMS type of physical values, such as numeric, alphanumeric, packed decimal, floating point, or datetime. 

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 22-Jan-2009 13:52

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Data Type - Every field in every table in a database must be declared as a specific type of data with defined parameters and limitations (e.g. numeric, character or text, date, logical, etc.), known as a data type.

[Category=Database Management ]

Source: Northwest Database Services, 08 November 2009 09:46:50, http://www.nwdatabase.com/database-glossary-d.htm

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Data Type - The kind of data that a data item represents. Examples are:

   * Date - Usually Gregorian calendar dates.
   * Time - Usually time on the military 24 hour clock.
   * Money - Currency.
   * Boolean - Logical values (True or False).
   * Characters - Alphanumeric text.
   * Number - Number with decimal precision and complete decimal accuracy.
   * Integer - Number without any decimal precision.
   * Short Integer - Same as Integer, but smaller values.
   * Long Integer - Same as Integer, but larger values.
   * Byte - Usually a small number (less than 256).
   * Float - Number with partial decimal accuracy (number times 10 to a power).
   * Bitmap - Usually an image stored as a straight bitmap representation.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute,. 28 November 2009 11:17:13, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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Data Type - The form of a data value, such as date, number, string, floating point, packed, and double precision.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Sun.com, 26 July 2010 08:26:57, http://www.sun.com/third-party/dw/brochures/67198.Acrobat.pdf

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Data Type - The form of a data value, such as date, number, string, floating point, packed, and double precision.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Aexis Business Intelligence, 25 November 2010 10:57:43, http://www.aexis.eu/DataWarehouse-Glossary/

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Datatype - A constraint on a data value that specifies its intrinsic nature, such as numeric, alphanumeric, date.

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: DAMA UK, 16 July 2011 08:04:19, http://www.damauk.org/glossary.php

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data type - [data storage] The attribute of a variable, field, or column in a table that determines the kind of data it can store. Common data types include character, integer, decimal, single, double, and string.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 18 March 2012 08:07:40, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation