data cleaning

US (alt): /ˈdætə ˈkliːnɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of data cleaning - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

process of finding and fixing wrong or messy information in datasets

TECH.

Data cleaning was necessary before building the customer behavior model.

three-sided

triangular

Adjective

technologyrelated to fixing or removing wrong or messy information in files

The team built a data cleaning script to prepare the survey results.

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Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with cleaning

cleaning agent

substance used to remove dirt and stains

She bought a new cleaning agent for the kitchen.

cleaning cloth

piece of fabric used for cleaning surfaces

She used a cleaning cloth to wipe the table.

cleaning device

tool or machine for removing dirt or dust

The vacuum cleaner is a popular cleaning device.

cleaning equipment

devices for removing dirt or stains

She bought new cleaning equipment for the house.

cleaning lady

woman employed to clean homes or offices

The cleaning lady comes twice a week to tidy up the office.

cleaning pad

disposable or reusable pad used to mop floors or scour surfaces

I grabbed a cleaning pad to wash the kitchen floor and counters.

cleaning and maintenance

tasks involved in keeping something clean and functional

He is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the equipment.

cleaning solvent

liquid used to dissolve stains or dirt from surfaces or materials

Store the cleaning solvent safely away from children and open flames.

cleaning fluid

chemical liquid used to remove dirt, marks, or grease

She bought cleaning fluid to remove grease from the stove.

cleaning implement

tool used to remove dirt or dust

She used a cleaning implement to scrub the floor.

Examples of data cleaning in a sentence

Automating data cleaning reduced manual errors in the quarterly reports.
Click the data cleaning option to remove duplicate customer records.
Our data cleaning process runs automatically each night.

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French:nettoyage des données, de nettoyage des données, ...
German:Datenbereinigung, zur Datenbereinigung, ...
Italian:pulizia dei dati, destinato alla pulizia dei dati, ...
Spanish:limpieza de datos, de depuración de datos, ...
Portuguese:limpeza de dados, de limpeza de dados, ...
Chinese:数据清洗, 数据清洗的, ...
Japanese:データクレンジング, データクレンジングの, ...
Arabic:تَنْقِيَةُ البَيانات, لِتَنْقِيَة الْبَيَانَات, ...
Hebrew:נִיקּוּי נְתוּנִים, לְנִיקּוּי נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:очистка данных, для очистки данных, ...
Ukrainian:очищення даних, очисний, ...
Hindi:डेटा सफ़ाई, ...
Bengali:ডেটা শুদ্ধিকরণ, ডেটা পরিশোধন-সংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:neteja de dades, de neteja de dades, ...
Czech:čištění dat, čisticí dat, ...
Danish:datavask, dataklargørings, ...
Dutch:gegevensopschoning, data-opruim, ...
Greek:καθαρισμός δεδομένων, καθαριστικός, ...
Hungarian:adattisztítás, adattisztítási, ...
Khmer:ការសម្អាតទិន្នន័យ, សម្អាតទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 정제, ...
Persian:پاک‌سازی داده, پاک‌سازیِ داده, ...
Polish:czyszczenie danych, służący do czyszczenia danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):limpeza de dados, de limpeza de dados, ...
Romanian:curăţarea datelor, de curățare, ...
Swedish:datastädning, datastädande, ...
Thai:การทำความสะอาดข้อมูล, ด้านการทำความสะอาดข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:veri temizleme, veri arındırma, ...
Vietnamese:làm sạch dữ liệu, xử lý làm sạch dữ liệu, ...

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