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Data integrity
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<p>Data integrity is the maintenance of, and the assurance of, data accuracy and consistency over its entire <a href="/facts/Information_Lifecycle_Management/8de5mMNv">life-cycle</a>. It is a critical aspect to the design, implementation, and usage of any system that stores, processes, or retrieves data. The term is broad in scope and may have widely different meanings depending on the specific context even under the same general umbrella of <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>. It is at times used as a proxy term for <a href="/facts/Data_quality/Hr9APbfG">data quality</a>, while <a href="/facts/Data_validation/tFCchJTM">data validation</a> is a prerequisite for data integrity. </p>