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Data Swamp
Swamp
n.
Pronunciation
/ˈdeɪtə swɑmp/
Acronym
Definition
A collection of data without organization or structure due to a lack of information about the data.
Data swamps start out as data lakes. When data keeps getting dumped in the central location and no one is monitoring, the data lake can deteriorate and become useless for a business.
Category
Data Governance
Related Terms
Data Lake, Data Pool
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