data modeling
/ˈdeɪ.tə ˈmɒd.əlɪŋ/ · da·ta mod·el·ing
noun
- The systematic process of creating abstract representations (models) of data structures, relationships, and constraints to guide database design, integration, or analysis. Before building the new inventory system, the team spent several weeks on data modeling to map out how products, suppliers, and orders would relate.
Synonyms
data schema designinformation modelingconceptual modelingentity‑relationship modelingdatabase designdata architecturedata structuringdata representation
Antonyms
Did you know? The term “data modeling” rose to prominence after E.F. Codd introduced the relational model in 1970, which provided a formal mathematical foundation for representing data as tables.