Dark Data
Gartner defines hidden data as information assets that are collected, processed, and stored by organizations in the course of their normal activities, but are not typically used for other purposes (such as analytics, business relationships, and direct revenue generation). Like dark matter in physics, dark data often shapes the universe of information assets in most organizations. As a result, companies often keep data confidential only for compliance purposes. Storing and backing up data often takes more effort (and sometimes more risk) than it's worth.
Literal Meanings of Dark Data
Dark:
Meanings of Dark:
Absolute or (more often) relative absence of light.
(about color) Opaque or dark tone, not clear or transparent.
Hidden, secret, dark.
No dark, evil moral or spiritual light.
Promotes oppression or stark despair.
Lack of progress in the sciences or the arts over a of time.
Emphasizing the uncomfortable aspects of the so-called life of a novel, nonfiction presented in narrative form, or parts of both.
Total or (more often) partial absence of light.
Ignore.
Dust.
A dark shade or passage in a painting, print, etc.
Grow or darken, darken.
Stay in the dark, wander, hide or hide.
Darker, darker, darker.
Sentences of Dark
The room was too dark to read.
My sister's hair is darker than mine, her skin has darkened from sunburn.
A dark villain is a dark matter.
The Great Depression was a dark time: the film was a dark psychological thriller.
The ending of this book is quite dark.
The darkness surrounds us completely.
The lawyer did not know why the jury was fired.
It was after dark when I started playing baseball.
Data:
Meanings of Data:
(plural: data) A measure of something on a scale that both the writer (person or device) and the reader (another person or device) can understand. The scale is set arbitrarily, e.g. 1-10 times one, 1-100 times 0.1, or just true or false, on or off, yes, no or maybe, etc.
(plural: data) A fact known by direct observation.
(plural: data) the starting point from which conclusions are drawn.
(plural: dates) A fixed reference point or coordinate system.
