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dirty data

[/ˈdɜːrti ˈdeɪtə/]
noun
dados sujos
1. Information or data that contains errors, inconsistencies, duplicates, or inaccuracies that can compromise the quality of analysis or decision-making
The analysis failed because the database contained dirty data with missing values and duplicate records.
A análise falhou porque o banco de dados continha dados sujos com valores faltantes e registros duplicados.
2. Data that has not been cleaned, validated, or standardized for use in processing or analytics
Before we can run the report, we need to clean up the dirty data in our customer records.
Antes de gerar o relatório, precisamos limpar os dados sujos em nossos registros de clientes.
Synonyms
unclean datapoor quality datacorrupted datainaccurate data
Antonyms
clean datavalidated dataquality dataaccurate data

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dados sujos
Standard term used in data management contexts
São Paulo
dados sujos
Common in tech and business sectors
Portugal
dados sujos
Standard term, also 'dados impuros' in some contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

garbage in, garbage out
data quality issue
data cleanup
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