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What does data provenance mean?
| Object | What it records | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Provenance | Entities, activities, agents, relations, and timing | That every source or operation is correct |
| Data lineage | The applied route from an input version to a field or result | That the measure represents the intended construct |
| Source verification | Whether a cited document or record is actually held and identifiable | That the source supports every sentence drawn from it |
| Data quality | Whether a field or result passes a declared fitness rule | That the result is causal |
| Event capture | What happened, to which unit, and when | Why the event happened |
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