Datasetname

/ˈdeɪ.tə.sɛt.neɪm/ noun

Definition

The identifying label or title given to a collection of organized data in a database or computer system.

Etymology

Compound of 'dataset' (data + set) and 'name' (from Old English 'nama'). Emerged in computing terminology during the 1980s-90s as databases became more complex.

Kelly Says

Scientists carefully choose datasetnams like 'COVID_samples_2020_v3' so that future researchers can find and understand exactly which information they're looking at months or years later.

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