Data Engineering
Structured Data
Data organized in a clear, predictable format, rows and columns, like a spreadsheet or database table.
Definition
Data organized in a predefined schema with fixed fields and types, relational databases, CSV files, and spreadsheets. Easily searchable and analyzable. Contrasts with unstructured data (text, images, audio).
Why it matters
Still represents the majority of enterprise business data, and where traditional ML delivers the most reliable results.
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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