Data Element

nounid 2212·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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Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

—60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

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

Variants

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

Framework definitions

3 senses across 3 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

NIST SP 800-471 senseview framework →

§1: 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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