data swamp

noun

A poorly managed data lake.

Meanings

noundata swamp (plural data swamps)

plural data swamps

  1. informalcomputingA poorly managed data lake.
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APA

data swamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20swamp

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Chicago

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