Digital Data Resource

Digital Data Resource (also called a Data Resource) is a term defined in the Data Reference Model (DRM) under the supervision of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The Data Reference Model (DRM) is one of the five reference models of the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA). Digital Data Resource is part of the Data Description part of the DRM.

Definition from the DRM

Digital Data Resource: A digital container of information, typically known as a file. A Digital Data Resource may be one of three specific types of data resources, each corresponding to one of the three types of data described earlier, and each described below (see Structured Data Resource, “Semi-Structured Data Resource”, and Unstructured Data Resource). It will be a container for the metadata about the data resource.
** Relationships:
*** A Digital Data Resource describes an Structured Data Asset,
*** A Digital Data Resource describes a Semi-structured Data Asset
*** A Digital Data Resource describes an Unstructured Data Asset
 
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