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data dictionary

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noun

  1. Also called: data directory.  computing an index of data held in a database and used to assist in the access to data

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The EBA gave no indication how much an integrated IT system based on the data dictionary would cost or how much money would be saved by banks in the longer run.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2021

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