data flow
Bits in transit
Data flow is the movement of information through a system, from input to output.
In computing and software design, it describes how data passes between processes, components, or stages: The data flow diagram shows how customer orders move through the system.
Understanding data flow helps identify bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and points where information might be lost or corrupted.
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- packetSmall sealed container
- transmissionSending of information
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
router · streaming · upload · download · throughput · latency · pipeline · ETL · API · endpoint
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
outputs · schema · mapping · lineage · architecture · visualization · source · sink · transform · process
- flowsworkflow, backflow, current, flux, circulation
- IT systemssoftware, server, hardware, servers, databases
- flowchartsarrow, symbol, connector, start, end
- data systemsdatabase, schema, relational database, DBMS, SQL
- data warehousingstar schema, ETL, extract, transform, load
- code analysiscode review, code smell, linting, lint, semantic analysis
data flowdata retention
Maintaining saved information
database · data storage · data warehouse · data archive · data lake