E-commerce Dictionary

Your comprehensive guide to understanding e-commerce and product information management terminology.

Data Lake for Product Data

Advanced

A centralized repository for storing large volumes of raw, unstructured, and semi-structured product data from various sources before it's processed or structured.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Lineage

Advanced

Data lineage tracks the origin, transformations, and destinations of data, providing a complete audit trail for compliance, quality, and understanding data flows.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Mapping Rules

Intermediate

Specific instructions defining how data fields from a source system correspond to fields in a target system, ensuring accurate data transfer and transformation.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Model

Advanced

A data model defines the structure, relationships, and constraints of data within a system, organizing how product information is stored and managed.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Orchestration

Advanced

The automated coordination and management of data flows across various systems and applications within an e-commerce ecosystem.

Operations10/21/2025

Data Quality

Basic

The measure of how accurate, complete, consistent, timely, and valid your product information is.

Data Management10/21/2025

Data Quality Monitoring

Intermediate

Data Quality Monitoring is the continuous process of tracking, measuring, and reporting on the quality of data over time. It identifies inconsistencies, errors, and gaps to ensure data remains accurate and reliable.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Quality Rules Engine

Intermediate

A software component that defines, applies, and enforces data quality rules to ensure product information meets predefined standards.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Quality Score

Intermediate

A data quality score is a quantifiable metric that assesses the completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of a dataset or specific data points.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Residency

Intermediate

Data residency refers to the physical or geographic location where data is stored and processed, often driven by legal and regulatory requirements.

Core concepts10/21/2025

Data Steward

Intermediate

An individual or team responsible for the quality, integrity, and governance of specific data domains within an organization.

Data management10/21/2025

Data Stewardship

Intermediate

Data stewardship involves the responsibility for managing, overseeing, and ensuring the quality and integrity of an organization's data assets.

Data management10/21/2025