Data Engineering
Entity Resolution
Figuring out that "J. Smith", "John Smith", and "jsmith@acme.com" are all the same person in your database.
Definition
The process of identifying and merging records that refer to the same real-world entity across different data sources. Uses fuzzy matching, ML, and rule-based approaches to deduplicate and link records.
Why it matters
Dirty data with duplicate records poisons every downstream system, from CRM accuracy to AI model training.
Related terms in Data Engineering
Batch Processing
Processing a large group of data all at once on a schedule, rather than one piece at a time in real-time.
Chunking Strategies
Chopping up long documents into small, bite-sized pieces so an AI can search and read them easily.
Data Augmentation
Creating fake but realistic training examples (like flipping or rotating images) to give the AI more data to learn from.
Data Labeling
The human work of tagging data with correct answers so an AI can learn from it, like marking photos as "cat" or "dog."
From vocabulary to outcomes
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