Definition: Data item (data field)

Category: UN - Data editing terminology

The specific sub-components of a data record. For instance, in a population census, specific data items might be last name, first name, sex, and age. http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/kbase/Glossary
Source:
Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE), The Knowledge Base on Statistical Data Editing, Online glossary developed by the UNECE Data Editing Group, 2000
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