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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=metadata">metadata</a>, the term <b>data element</b> is an atomic unit of data that has precise meaning or precise semantics. Data elements usage can be discovered by inspection of <a href="page.php?w=software_application">software application</a>s or application <a href="page.php?w=data_file">data file</a>s through a process of manual or automated <a href="page.php?w=Application_Discovery_and_Understanding">Application Discovery and Understanding</a>. Once data elements are discovered they can be registered in a <a href="page.php?w=metadata_registry">metadata registry</a>.In</p><p>
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