In an IBM mainframe operating system , a data set is a named collection of data that contains individual data units organized in a specific, IBM-prescribed way and accessed by a specific access method that is based on the data set organization.

A repository of fixed data that an organization does not regularly use in its day-to-day operation. So-called 'siloed' data cannot exchange content with other systems in the organization. 

A data structure that contains the information about a specific database that an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver needs in order to connect to it.

A Microsoft ActiveX object embedded within a Web page. It employs a process called data binding, in which an ActiveX control communicates directly with another Web page, or with an external XML data source.

A form of spyware that takes advantage of data binding to gain access to the hard drive of a computer connected to the Internet. Such spyware can bedifficult to detect and eradicate, and if it is successfully removed, it often returns.

Data sovereignty is the concept that information which has been converted and stored in binary digital form is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located.

An approach to protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access by encrypting the data and storing different portions of a file on different servers.  

Data storage is a term for archiving data in electromagnetic or other forms for use by a computer or device. Different types of data storage play different roles in a computing environment. In addition to forms of hard data storage, there are now new options for remote data storage, such as cloud computing, that can revolutionize the ways that users access data.

The transfer of data at a steady high-speed rate sufficient to support such applications as high-definition television (HDTV) or the continuous backup copying to a storage medium of the data flow within a computer. 

A specialized format for organizing and storing data. General data structure types include the array, the file, the record, the table, the tree, and so on. 

The RS-232C interface that a computer uses to exchange data with a modem or other serial device. 

A software application feature that uses data compression, data blocking and buffering to optimize transfer rates when moving large data files. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the most common way to transfer bulk data over the Internet.  

The amount of digital data that is moved from one place to another in a given time. The data transfer rate can be viewed as the speed of travel of a given amount of data from one place to another.

The deliberate regulation of the data transfer rate in a communications system. It can be used in any scenario where it is necessary or desirable to limit the amount of data that can be sent or received per unit time.

A programming language is a set of data with values having predefined characteristics. Examples of data types are: integer, floating point unit number, character, string, and pointer. 

An umbrella term used to describe any approach to data management that allows an application to retrieve and manipulate data without requiring technical details about the data, such as how it is formatted or where it is physically located.