Glossary Archive

A request for information from a database.

An iterative and agile approach to software development that emphasizes quick prototyping, frequent feedback, and rapid delivery of functional applications.

The immediate availability of data to an information system as a transaction or event occurs.

A collection of data elements or fields pertaining to the same entity (i.e. an employee, job, location, etc.). For example, each employee has a record that contains only his/her information (e.g. name, address, date of birth, etc.) in the record.

The administration of records and documented information for the entirety of its lifecycle, which includes creation, maintenance, use, storage, retrieval and disposal.

A policy that depicts how long data items must be kept, as well as the disposal guidelines for these data items.

Specific procedures used to recover the correct state of the database if an error occurs in the hardware or software.

A multi-component software tool designed to automate and facilitate the processes involved in finding, attracting, assessing, interviewing and hiring new personnel. Also known as an e-recruitment or online recruitment system.

(System Testing) The process of testing a set of system processes or components when a new change has been made to the system to make sure that the change did not introduce any errors to other parts of the system. (Statistics) An attempt to determine the strength of the relationship between one dependent variable and...

A collective set of multiple data sets organized by tables, records and columns. RDBs establish a well-defined relationship between database tables. Tables communicate and share information, which facilitates data searchability, organization and reporting.The most popular type of database used to store data for Human Resource applications. It conforms to a relational model that includes the...