Data analytics and AI
This glossary contains definitions related to customer data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization and operational business intelligence. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to Hadoop and other software tools used in big data analytics. Other definitions are related to the strategies that business intelligence professionals, data scientists, statisticians and data analysts use to make data-driven decisions.
Algorithms
Terms related to procedures or formulas for solving a problem by conducting a sequence of specified actions. In computing, algorithms in the form of mathematical instructions play an important part in search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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digital process automation
Digital process automation (DPA) uses low-code development tools to automate processes that can span multiple applications.
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narrow AI (weak AI)
Narrow AI is an application of artificial intelligence technologies to enable a high-functioning system that replicates -- and perhaps surpasses -- human intelligence for a dedicated purpose.
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artificial intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
Artificial intelligence
Terms related to artificial intelligence (AI), including definitions about machine learning and words and phrases about training data, algorithms, natural language processing, neural networks and automation.
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computational linguistics (CL)
Computational linguistics (CL) is the application of computer science to the analysis and comprehension of written and spoken language.
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big data analytics
Big data analytics is the often complex process of examining big data to uncover information -- such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences -- that can help organizations make informed business decisions.
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ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that uses natural language processing to create humanlike conversational dialogue.
Data and data management
Terms related to data, including definitions about data warehousing and words and phrases about data management.
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big data analytics
Big data analytics is the often complex process of examining big data to uncover information -- such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences -- that can help organizations make informed business decisions.
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cloud storage service
A cloud storage service is a business that maintains and manages its customers' data and makes that data accessible over a network, usually the internet.
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complex event processing (CEP)
Complex event processing (CEP) is the use of technology to predict high-level events. It is a method of tracking and analyzing streams of data to gain real-time information about events.
Database management
Terms related to databases, including definitions about relational databases and words and phrases about database management.
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cold backup (offline backup)
A cold backup is a backup of an offline database.
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database management system (DBMS)
A database management system (DBMS) is system software for creating and managing databases, allowing end users to create, protect, read, update and delete data in a database.
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OLAP (online analytical processing)
OLAP (online analytical processing) is a computing method that enables users to easily and selectively extract and query data in order to analyze it from different points of view.