CODATA Research Data Management Terminology

The goal of the CODATA Research Data Management Terminology is to gather the key terms needed for a common understanding of the research data management domain. The RDMT was revised by the CODATA RDM Terminology Working Group, shared for public review, and then confirmed and finalised in 2023. The RDMT grew out of the CASRAI Research Data Management Glossary, which was intended as a practical reference for individuals and groups concerned with the improvement of research data management (RDM). In 2020, CASRAI requested that CODATA assume responsibility for the curation of this valued resource. To that end, the RDM Terminology Working Group uses a lightweight and pragmatic biennial process to review the resource now restructured as the CODATA RDM Terminology and suggest any edits, additions and removals that are required in order to develop and improve this important reference resource.