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

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zero-defect data

/ˈzɪər.oʊ ˈdiː.fekt ˈdeɪ.tə/ - n.

1. Term struck pending the definition of fitness-for-use it depends on — there is no defect without a stated requirement to violate.

Struck
See also
  • data qualityA program everyone funds, no one owns, and the dashboard reports as green.
  • fitness for useThe clause that lets data fail every dimension and still pass, because no one wrote down the use.
  • quality thresholdA number set just below the current measurement, so the check passes on the day it ships.