A collection of data[2] elements or fields pertaining to the same entity[3] (i.e. an employee, job, location, etc.). For example, each employee has a record that contains only his/her information[1] (e.g. name, address, date of birth, etc.) in the record.
The by-product of having data in an HR System. Data is gathered and reviewed providing information for decision making.
Numbers, characters, or images in a form which can be assessed by a human or (especially) input into a computer, stored and processed.
"Any singular, identifiable and separate object. The term is used in a number of programming languages/concepts, database management and systems design. In relation to a database, an entity is a single person, place, or thing about which data can be stored. In data modeling (a first step in the creation of a database), an entity is some unit of data that can be classified and have stated relationships to other entities."
