Aggregating

 

 to gather two or more datasets
together to form one; sometimes referred to as “combining” or “mashing up”
data


API

 

 Application Programming Interface
– a middle tier component used to communicate with the data from a user
interface or front end application


Big data

 

 a dataset too large to process
with traditional on-hand database management tools


Data

 

 quantitative values represented in
a structure used to create information (e.g., datasets)


Dataset

 

 an identifiable collection of data


Comma-delimited file

 

 a
collection of data in a plain text file, presented in tabular form
where fields are separated by commas


Crowdsourcing

 

 to solicit contributions from a
large group in order to obtain needed services, ideas, or content


Dissemination

 

 the ability to access and use
information


Open Data

 

 structured electronic information
in a machine-readable format that is accessible and available for use or
re-use without any copyright restriction


Open Source

 

 free software with access to
source code developed in a public, collaborative manner


Scraping

 

 removing or extracting data from
web pages