Software that collects and provides access to data in a structured format.

One million terabytes, or 1 billion gigabytes of information.

A test applied to data for atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability.

Collecting data from various databases for the purpose of data processing or analysis.

Reports generated for a one-time need.

The attempt to reach a specific audience with a specific message, typically by either contacting them directly or placing contextual ads on the Web.

A mathematical formula placed in software that performs an analysis on a set of data.

Software or software and hardware that provides the tools and computational power needed to build and perform many different analytical queries.

The process of identifying rare or unexpected items or events in a dataset that do not conform to other items in the dataset.

The severing of links between people in a database and their records to prevent the discovery of the source of the records.