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title: "Integrate.io | Glossary"
description: "Data integration glossary from Integrate.io. Definitions for ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL, data mesh, cloud integration, and 40+ more terms."
url: "https://www.integrate.io/glossary/"
---

Glossary

# Data Integration Glossary

Clear definitions for the terms and concepts that matter most in data integration, ETL, and modern data architecture.

[A](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-A) [B](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-B) [C](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-C) [D](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-D) [E](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-E) F G [H](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-H) [I](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-I) J K [L](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-L) [M](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-M) [N](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-N) [O](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-O) [P](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-P) Q R [S](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-S) [T](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-T) [U](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-U) [V](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/#letter-V) W X Y Z

## A

- [Active Metadata Support](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/active-metadata-support/)
- [Agile Development](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-agile-development/)
- [Agile Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-agile-integration/)
- [Agile Methodology](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-agile-methodology/)
- [Agile Testing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-agile-testing/)
- [Apache Hadoop](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-apache-hadoop/)
- [Application Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-application-integration/)
- [Augmented Data Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/augmented-data-integration/)
- [Automate Data Management Processes](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/automate-data-management-processes/)
- [AWS Redshift](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-aws-redshift/)

## B

- [Benefits Point Solution](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-benefits-point-solution/)
- [Big Data](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-big-data/)
- [Big Data Analytics](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-big-data-analytics/)
- [Big Data Pipeline](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-big-data-pipeline/)
- [Big Data Security](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-big-data-security/)
- [Business Intelligence](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-business-intelligence/)

## C

- [Carrier Feed](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-carrier-feed/)
- [Cassandra](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-cassandra/)
- [Census File](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-census-file/)
- [Churn Rate](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-churn-rate/)
- [Citizen Roles](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/citizen-roles/)
- [Cloud Computing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-cloud-computing/)
- [Cloud Ingestion Time](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-cloud-ingestion-time/)
- [Cloud Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-cloud-integration/)
- [Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-are-cloud-service-providers-csps/)
- [Cohort Analysis](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-cohort-analysis/)
- [Columnar Databases](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-are-columnar-databases/)
- [Contextual Information Delivery](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-contextual-information-delivery/)
- [Critical Data](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-critical-data/)
- [CSP-Agnostic Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-csp-agnostic-integration/)
- [Customer Lifetime Value](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-customer-lifetime-value/)
- [Customer Relationship Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-customer-relationship-management/)

## D

- [Data Access](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-access/)
- [Data Analytics](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-analytics/)
- [Data Architecture](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-architecture/)
- [Data Blending](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-blending/)
- [Data Cleansing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-cleansing/)
- [Data Conversion](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-conversion/)
- [Data Engineering](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-engineering/)
- [Data Enrichment](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-enrichment/)
- [Data Exploration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-exploration/)
- [Data Extraction](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-extraction/)
- [Data Fabric](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-data-fabric/)
- [Data Fabric Architecture](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-fabric-architecture/)
- [Data Governance](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-governance/)
- [Data Governance Framework](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-governance-framework/)
- [Data Harmonization](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-harmonization/)
- [Data Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-integration/)
- [Data Integration Frameworks](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-are-data-integration-frameworks/)
- [Data Integrity](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-integrity/)
- [Data Lakehouse](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-data-lakehouse/)
- [Data Lakes](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-lake/)
- [Data Latency](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-latency/)
- [Data Lineage](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-lineage/)
- [Data Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-management/)
- [Data Management Software](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-management-software/)
- [Data Marts](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-mart/)
- [Data Masking](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-masking/)
- [Data Matching](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-matching/)
- [Data Migration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-migration/)
- [Data Migration and Consolidation](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-migration-and-consolidation/)
- [Data Mining](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-mining/)
- [Data Modeling](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-modeling/)
- [Data Munging](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-munging/)
- [Data Obfuscation](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-obfuscation/)
- [Data Pipelines](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-pipeline/)
- [Data Preparation](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-preparation/)
- [Data Processing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-processing/)
- [Data Profiling in ETL](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-profiling-in-etl/)
- [Data Quality](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-quality/)
- [Data Redundancy](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-redundancy/)
- [Data Replication](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-replication/)
- [Data Repository](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-repository/)
- [Data Services Orchestration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-services-orchestration/)
- [Data Silo](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-data-silo/)
- [Data Sprawl](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-sprawl/)
- [Data Synchronization](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-synchronization/)
- [Data Synchronization Overview](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/data-synchronization/)
- [Data Transfer](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-transfer/)
- [Data Vault](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-data-vault/)
- [Data Virtualization](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-virtualization/)
- [Data Visualization](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-visualization/)
- [Data Warehousing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-warehouse/)
- [Data Wrangling](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-data-wrangling/)
- [Database Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-database-management/)
- [Database Replication](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-database-replication/)
- [Deduplication](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-deduplication/)

## E

- [EDI Companion Guide](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-an-edi-companion-guide/)
- [Electronic Data Interchange](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-electronic-data-interchange/)
- [Eligibility File](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-an-eligibility-file/)
- [Enterprise Content Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-enterprise-content-management/)
- [Enterprise Data Assets](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-are-enterprise-data-assets/)
- [Enterprise Resource Planning](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-enterprise-resource-planning/)
- [ESB](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-esb/)
- [ETL vs ELT](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-etl-vs-elt/)

## H

- [Hierarchical Indexing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-hierarchical-indexing/)

## I

- [Identity Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-identity-management/)
- [Information Lifecycle Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-information-lifecycle-management/)
- [Inter-Enterprise Data Sharing](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/inter-enterprise-data-sharing/)
- [iPaaS](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-ipaas/)

## L

- [Lean Integration](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-lean-integration/)
- [Legacy System](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-legacy-system/)
- [Low Latency](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-low-latency/)

## M

- [Machine Learning](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-machine-learning/)
- [MapReduce](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-mapreduce/)
- [Master Data Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-master-data-management/)
- [Metadata](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-metadata/)
- [Metadata Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-metadata-management/)
- [Middleware](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-middleware/)
- [Monolithic Architecture](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-monolithic-architecture/)
- [mTLS](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-mtls/)

## N

- [NoSQL](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-nosql/)

## O

- [Operational Data Store](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-operational-data-store/)

## P

- [Pandas](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-pandas/)
- [PII under CCPA](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-pii-under-ccpa/)
- [Pseudonymization](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-pseudonymization/)

## S

- [Salesforce](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-salesforce/)
- [Schema Drift Detection](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-schema-drift-detection/)
- [Single Source of Truth](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-single-source-of-truth/)
- [Software as a Service (SaaS)](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-software-as-a-service-saas/)
- [SQL Aggregation](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-sql-aggregation/)
- [SQL Join](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-sql-join/)
- [Supply Chain Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-supply-chain-management/)
- [Support of Master Data Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/support-of-master-data-management/)

## T

- [Taft-Hartley Fund](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-taft-hartley-fund/)
- [Tensor Flow](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-tensor-flow/)
- [Test Data Management](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-test-data-management/)
- [Third-Party Administrator (TPA)](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-a-third-party-administrator/)

## U

- [Unstructured Data](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-unstructured-data/)

## V

- [Virtual Private Server (VPS)](https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-virtual-private-server-vps/)

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