Data Element

A unit of knowledge (data, information), that is considered in context to be indivisible and having a unique combination of defined characteristics.<br/>Data Elements are the data items used within Data Sets<br/>Source: NHS Data Dictionary<br/><i>Source: </i> Modified from: <br/>- ISO/IEC 1087-1 Vocabulary Part I – Theory and Application, p. 10, section 3.2.1 Concept. unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics.<br/>- ISO/IEC 11179-3 Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 3: Metamodel for registry common facilities, p.23.  Data element - unit of data that is considered in context to be indivisible.<br/><br/>