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data mining

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The process or techniques used to analyze large sets of existing information to discover previously unrevealed patterns or correlations.

MWENational Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

Senses

SANS Glossary of Security Terms

Data Mining is a technique used to analyze existing information, usually with the intention of pursuing new avenues to pursue business.

Notes on Measurement

computational process that extracts patterns by analysing quantitative data from different perspectives and dimensions, categorizing them, and summarizing potential relationships and impacts

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Opportunities, Applications and Risks

the process of data analysis and information extraction from large amounts of datasets with machine learning, statistical approaches. and many others.

Wordset Dictionary

data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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Data Mining
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data minings
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data mining's
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data minings'