Research Guides: Research Data Management: Glossaries of Common Terms

Data Management and Curation Glossaries

Coalition on Data International Science Council
his document provides a human-readable overview of the updated RDM Terminology (RDMT) as revised by the CODATA RDM Terminology Working Group*, shared for public review, and then confirmed and finalised in 2023.
DCC Data Curation Glossary
Digital Curation Center has created this us come to grips with some of the common terminology used.
DCN Data Curation Glossary
This is a glossary of data curation activities identified by the Data Curation Network (DCN).
NIH Data Glossary
A resource is created and maintained by the NCDS and connects and defines concepts, services, and tools relevant to librarians working in data-driven discovery.
Research Data at Oxford: Research data management glossary
This list explains some of the terms used to describe storage and management of digital research data. Some terms are interchangeable in common usage, and some have specific meanings in particular contexts.
USDA Data Management Glossary
This glossary provides definitions of key terms related to scientific/technical data curation and management as broadly adopted in the research data and repository community. The authoritative sources cited are gratefully acknowledged.