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fixed data (permanent data, reference data, archival data, or fixed-content data)

Fixed data (sometimes referred to as permanent data, reference data, archival data, or fixed-content data) is data that is not, under normal circumstances, subject to change. Examples of fixed data include results from concluded research, medical records, and historical data.

This was last updated in November 2005
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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