> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://open-data-institute.gitbook.io/user-centric-data-publishing-alpha/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://open-data-institute.gitbook.io/user-centric-data-publishing-alpha/user-centric-data-publishing/dictionary-of-data-terms.md).

# Dictionary of data terms

* **User-centric** - Putting the needs of, and engagement with, the people you want to create value for at the heart of your work with data.
* **Data publisher** - A person or organisation which makes data available online, for others to access and use.
* **Data user** - A person or organisation which creates information from data – in the form of products and services, analyses and insights, or stories and visualisations.
* **Data stewardship** - The act of collecting, maintaining and sharing data.
* **Data ethics** - A branch of ethics that evaluates data practices with the potential to impact on people and society – in data collection, sharing and use.
* **Data infrastructure** - Data assets, standards and technologies, guidance and policies, and organisations and communities that support and maintain data.
* **Data landscape** - A specific market, sector, or community and the data infrastructure it houses.
* **Data access initiative** - Organisations which design and deliver projects or programmes of work which focus on collecting, using, sharing or publishing data with the aim of addressing a common social, environmental or economic challenge.