Source of Origin

Definition: The genesis of data content prior to being captured electronically. Commentary: The source of origin refers to the source of a data element. The data value may have been created by an indi...

System of Origin (SOO)

Definition: Any application or repository where data is initially captured. Commentary: A system of origin is the point at which information has been introduced, without validation or remediation, int...

System of Record (SOR)

Definition: The authoritative data source for the specified data element after it has been remediated and validated. Commentary: SORs are repositories of data that have been screened, validated and ex...

Provisioning Point

Definition: A service from which data associated with a data domain can be acquired after it has been sourced. Commentary: The purpose of a provisioning point is the distribution of data from a given ...

Golden Record

Definition: A single, precisely defined, verified and officially designated version of data. Commentary: The golden record is designated by a business or operational process to indicate that the data ...

Data Domain

Definition: A logical representation of a category of data that has been designated and named. Commentary: Data domains are not physical repositories or databases. Instead, they are logical categories...

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