A specific data set, metadata set, database or metadata repository from where data or metadata are available.

the identity and location of the data that are used in an analysis.

See source.

An object that manages the app’™s data model, providing a view object with the information it needs to display that data.

Descriptive text in a given subject area whose primary purpose is to discuss a reliability or risk topic but which also contains some useful reliability data.

A UDL (universal data link) file that points to a collection of data and provides information on how to access the data.

Any provider of data–for example, a database or a data stream.

A particular category or type of data, like social media data or macroeconomic data. There can multiple datasets or formats within one source, since there may be more than one method of tracking data for that category.

The database, file, or repository that provides information required by an application or database. For example, in AWS OpsWorks, valid data sources include an instance for a stack’s MySQL layer [..]

A data source defines a particular set of business object instances for reporting purposes. A data source is similar to a database view, except it is more flexible in two key areas. First, a database [..]

A data source, in the context of computer science and computer applications, is the location where data that is being used come from. In a database management system, the primary data source is the da [..]

A named reference that provides access to another FileMaker file or to an ODBC database. ODBC data sources are also referred to as external SQL sources (ESS).

A data source can be from a file or a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) connection. Data sources are used to create an import set so that data can be processed, if necessary, prior to being mapped ont [..]

A term used with Feed Templates to designate the source data when mapping values for a feed. Data sources can be text, inventory fields, business rules or lookup lists.