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metrics store

/ˈmɛt.rɪks stɔːr/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A store for the definitions everyone agreed to centralize and continued to override locally.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A centralized layer that defines, computes, and serves business metrics consistently across tools from a single set of definitions.

Evidence

See also

data contractA promise with a schema, signed by no one with the authority to keep it.
headless biBusiness intelligence with the part that asked the business removed.
semantic layerThe place where the company agreed what 'revenue' means, except for the four teams that didn't get the invite.
single source of truthTerm struck pending the definitions of ownership, metric, and certification it depends on; without them the source is single but the truth is plural.