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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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glossary owner

/ˈɡlɒs.ə.ri ˈəʊ.nər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A role defined in the glossary it was supposed to be assigned in.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The named party accountable for the completeness, accuracy, and approval workflow of business glossary entries.

Filed

See also

business glossaryA glossary in which the term 'owner' is the only entry without one.
controlled vocabularyThe aspiration; the practice is mostly the uncontrolled kind, which is why this exists.
data stewardThe one person who reads the policy, applied as a layer on top of an existing full-time job.