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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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data owner

/ˈdeɪ.tə ˈəʊ.nər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A field on a slide, populated last quarter with the name of whoever wasn't there to refuse.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The accountable party with authority to approve access, definitions, and acceptable use for a data asset, and who answers for its outcomes.

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See also
  • accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
  • data stewardThe one person who reads the policy, applied as a layer on top of an existing full-time job.