Dictionary definition(s) for: data element

• n., A discrete component of data.
  [ General Dictionaries - Scientific and Technical Reports – Preparation, Presentation, and Preservation , Page: 53 ]
  National Information Standards Organization. Scientific and Technical Reports – Preparation, Presentation, and Preservation. Z39.18-2005. Bethesda, Maryland: National Information Standards Organization, 2005. Also available online at http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-18-2005.pdf#search=%22%22discrete%20component%20of%20data%22%22.
  See Also:

  • field
• n., The basic unit of information in the structured table of data elements.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book ]
  Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book. 9th ed. Edited by Raymond John Prytherch. Brookfield, Vt.: Gower, 2000.