=====Accessibility=====

===Definition===
Accessibility of data is the degree to which the user is able to access and use [[data_concept:data|data]].

===Notes===
  * Accessibility involves ensuring that data is stored in a format that is compatible with the tools and applications that will be used to work with it.
  * Accessibility also includes ensuring that appropriate permissions and security protocols are in place to control who has access to the data.

===Relations===
|Accessibility| is a [[general_term:characteristic|characteristic]] of |[[data_concept:data|data]]|
|Accessibility| is preceded by |[[data_quality_dimension/findability|findability]]|
|Accessibility| is one of the three aspects of |data security|

  * You have to be able to find the data first, to know if they are accessible.
  * Other aspects of data security are [[data_quality_dimension/confidentiality|confidentiality]] and [[data_quality_dimension/integrity|integrity]] (CIA).

===Reference===
DAMA NL (2020). Dimensions of Data Quality (DDQ). Research paper. https://www.dama-nl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DDQ-Dimensions-of-Data-Quality-Research-Paper-version-1.2-d.d.-3-Sept-2020.pdf

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