Data Element

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A basic unit of information that has a unique meaning and subcategories (data items) of distinct value. Examples of data elements include gender, race, and geographic location.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

Data95%rule-basedr:entity.data.record.v1

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

Pii70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Data Elements
possessive: Data Element's
pluralpossessive: Data Elements'

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