=====Findability=====

===Definition===
Findability of data is the ease to which [[data_concept:data|data]] can be located and retrieved.

===Notes===
  * Findability involves ensuring that data is properly indexed and tagged with appropriate [[data_quality_management_system/metadata|metadata]] so that it can be easily searched and discovered. 
  * Findability also includes ensuring that data is stored in a logical and organized manner, so that it can be found quickly and efficiently.


===Relations===
|Findability| is a [[general_term:characteristic|characteristic]] of |[[data_concept:data|data]]|
|Findability| precedes [[data_quality_dimension/accessibility|accessibility of data]]|

You have to be able to find the data first, to know if they are accessible.


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