Datenfriedhof

English translation: dead data

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German term or phrase:	Datenfriedhof
English translation:	dead data
Entered by:	Christine Lam

14:20 May 23, 2006

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)

German term or phrase: Datenfriedhof

Die Liste der Qualitätsaufzeichnungen wird vom Qualitätsbeauftragten in regelmäßigen Abständen einer Prüfung unterzogen, um den tatsächlichen Bedarf neu zu ermitteln und unnötige „Datenfriedhöfe“ zu vermeiden

Although in quotation marks, the term "data graveyard" seems to be used by German sites only. Is there a corresponding term in English?
tia

Christine Lam KudoZ activity Questions: 1660 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 1636
Local time: 23:40

dead data

Explanation:
This is what I've often come across

Selected response from:

sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:40

Grading comment

thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

dead data

sylvie malich (X)

obsolete data

Wulf-Dieter Krüger

data junkyard

Andras Malatinszky

4 -1

cemetry data / cemetry records

Monika Leit

data storage dead-ends, or dead-end data storage {locations}

jccantrell

redundant data

Raghunathan Rajagopalan

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

dead data

Explanation:
This is what I've often come across

Example sentence(s):

Your organization isn't facing an explosion of mission-critical data growth. Most of your storage infrastructure is managing "dead" data that's irrelevant to your organization's mission.
...a segment may contain live data, dead data, or a combination of live data and dead data. A segment which contains live data is referred to as a used segment.

Reference: http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,...

sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

thank you!

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

cemetry data / cemetry records

Explanation:
Das habe ich bereits öfter gehört.

academics.hamilton.edu/biology/ ewilliam/cemetery/default.html

Monika Leit
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of:

German

20 mins confidence:

data storage dead-ends, or dead-end data storage {locations}

Explanation:
If it is clear that you are not talking about the technology (think 5 1/4" disks), then one of these might fit.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 20:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 35

1 hr confidence:

obsolete data

Explanation:
as they are dead

Wulf-Dieter Krüger
Local time: 10:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

data junkyard

Explanation:
See this example from the US Army.

Example sentence(s):

We want to encourage everyone in the environmental community to register on the portal, which is open and available for sharing information -- with only some minor oversight to ensure we don't become a data junkyard.

Reference: http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/pubs/aug05/story10.htm

Andras Malatinszky
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

2 hrs confidence:

redundant data

Explanation:
data no longer needed or useful; superfluous

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 09:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2

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