data integrity
Accurate, consistent records
Data integrity is the accuracy and consistency of data over its entire lifecycle.
In databases and computing, maintaining data integrity means ensuring information isn't corrupted, lost, or improperly modified—whether through hardware failure, software bugs, or human error.
The backup system preserves data integrity even if the primary server crashes.
The concept extends to security contexts, where data integrity means information hasn't been tampered with.
Error-detecting calculated value
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- constraintsLimits on action
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- schemaOrganized representational structure
normalization · input validation · sanitization · business rules
System continues despite failures
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
failover · resilience · robustness · availability · disaster recovery · error correction · journaling · commit
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- audit trailChronological record of transactions
snapshot · synchronization · refresh · update · cleanup · defragmentation · patching · replication
Descriptive information about content
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
access control · standards · classification · traceability · change management · documentation · certification · trustworthiness
checksum
Error-detecting calculated value
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- constraintsLimits on action
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
schema · normalization · input validation · sanitization · business rules
fault tolerance
System continues despite failures
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
mirroring · failover · resilience · robustness · availability · disaster recovery · error correction · journaling · commit · rollback
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- versioningTracking successive iterations
audit trail · snapshot · synchronization · refresh · update · cleanup · defragmentation · patching · replication · purging
metadata
Descriptive information about content
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
compliance · access control · standards · classification · traceability · change management · documentation · certification · trustworthiness
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- scientific methodexperiment, theory, hypothesis, observation, prediction
- research qualityvalidity, reliability, accuracy, rigor, soundness
- parity termseven number, odd number, checksum, gender parity, pay equity
- data governancecustodian, ownership, naming conventions, access control, access controls
- databasesSQL, table, databases, database, tables
data integritydata breach
Unauthorized access to protected information
data manipulation · data loss · security breach · hacking · cyberattack
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