<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
a	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
(	O
DDS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
guideline	O
to	O
ensure	O
comprehensive	O
and	O
consistent	O
data	O
definition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comprehensive	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
encompasses	O
enterprise	O
data	O
,	O
the	O
hierarchy	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
,	O
prescribed	O
guidance	O
enforcement	O
and	O
criteria	O
to	O
determine	O
compliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
any	O
organization	O
or	O
specialized	O
field	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
through	O
consistency	O
and	O
transparency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
understand	O
how	O
a	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
works	O
in	O
an	O
enterprise	O
,	O
we	O
must	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
DDS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
data	O
definitions	O
,	O
defining	O
business	O
terms	O
(	O
or	O
rules	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
environment	O
,	O
provides	O
structure	O
for	O
an	O
organization	O
’s	O
data	B-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
activities	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
requires	O
data	O
definitions	O
to	O
be	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
term	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
value	O
in	O
a	O
data	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
(	O
such	O
as	O
gender	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
designate	O
the	O
data	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traceability	O
indicates	O
relationships	O
in	O
the	O
data	B-Application
hierarchy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
was	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Open	O
Mobile	O
Alliance	O
to	O
document	O
charging	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Case	O
Report	O
Tabulation	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Definition	I-General_Concept
Specification	I-General_Concept
(	O
define.xml	O
)	O
draft	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
the	O
oldest	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
evolution	O
from	O
the	O
1999	O
FDA	O
electronic	O
submission	O
(	O
eSub	O
)	O
guidance	O
and	O
electronic	O
Common	O
Technical	O
Document	O
(	O
eCTD	O
)	O
documents	O
specifying	O
that	O
a	O
document	O
describing	O
the	O
content	O
and	O
structure	O
of	O
included	O
data	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
submission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Define.xml	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
automate	O
the	O
review	O
process	O
by	O
generating	O
a	O
machine-readable	O
data-definition	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Define.xml	O
has	O
standardized	O
submissions	O
to	O
the	O
Food	O
and	O
Drug	O
Administration	O
,	O
reducing	O
review	O
times	O
from	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	B-General_Concept
definition	I-General_Concept
specification	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
metadata	O
for	O
scientific	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
archiving	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metadata	B-Language
Encoding	I-Language
and	I-Language
Transmission	I-Language
Standard	I-Language
(	O
METS	B-Language
)	O
uses	O
one	O
principle	O
of	O
a	O
DDS	O
:	O
consistent	O
use	O
of	O
key	O
terms	O
to	O
catalog	O
digital	O
objects	O
for	O
global	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
METS	B-Language
schema	O
is	O
a	O
flexible	O
mechanism	O
for	O
encoding	O
descriptive	O
,	O
administrative	O
and	O
structural	O
metadata	O
for	O
a	O
digital	O
library	O
object	O
and	O
expressing	O
complex	O
links	O
between	O
metadata	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
useful	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
digital-library	O
objects	O
between	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
