====== Big Data ======

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**Big data** is a field that treats ways to analyze, systematically extract information from data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_processing|data-processing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software|application software]]. Big data challenges include [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_identification_and_data_capture|capturing data]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_data_storage|data storage]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_analysis|data analysis]], search, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_sharing|sharing]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_transmission|transfer]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_visualization|visualization]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_language|querying]], updating, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_privacy|information privacy]] and data source.