Data Feed

A Data Feed is a data stream that provides continuous information (to support real-time processing and data integration).

• Context:
  • It can transmit Data Content through streaming protocols.
  • It can deliver Real-Time Information via data channels.
  • It can support Data Integration with system interfaces.
  • It can maintain Data Flow through connection mechanisms.
  • It can often include Data Format with metadata elements.
  • It can often enable Data Processing through transformation rules.
  • It can often support Data Monitoring via status indicators.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Feed to being a Complex Feed, depending on its data structure.
  • It can range from being a Raw Feed to being a Processed Feed, depending on its transformation level.
  • It can range from being a Basic Web Feed (as of 2014) to being an Advanced Feed System (as of 2024), depending on its application scope.
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  • It can connect to Data Consumer for data consumption.
  • It can integrate with Data Source for data provision.
  • It can support Data Pipeline for data flow.
  • It can enable Cybersecurity Systems for threat detection (as of 2024).
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• Example(s):
  • Market Data Feeds, such as:
    • Stock Price Feed for financial trading.
    • Currency Rate Feed for forex trading.
  • Sensor Data Feeds, such as:
    • Temperature Feed for environmental monitoring.
    • Position Feed for location tracking.
  • Social Media Feeds, such as:
    • Status Update Feed for user activity tracking.
    • Content Stream Feed for media distribution.
  • Web Feeds, such as:
    • RSS Feed for blog dissemination.
    • News Feed for content distribution.
  • Product Feeds, such as:
    • E-Commerce Feed for product distribution.
    • Marketing Feed for campaign management.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Data Dump, which lacks continuous flow.
  • Data Archive, which lacks real-time delivery.
  • Data Cache, which lacks streaming capability.
  • HTML Page, which lacks structured data format.
• See: Data Stream, Feed Protocol, Data Channel, Stream Processing, Web Feed, Real-Time Computing.
• References:
  • (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_feed Retrieved:2024-12-23.
  • (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/data_feed Retrieved:2014-2-10.

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References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_feed Retrieved:2024-12-23.
  • Data feed is a mechanism for users to receive updated data from data sources. It is commonly used by real-time applications in point-to-point settings as well as on the World Wide Web. The latter is also called web feed. News feed is a popular form of web feed. RSS feed makes dissemination of blogs easy. Product feeds play increasingly important role in e-commerce and internet marketing, as well as news distribution, financial markets, and cybersecurity. Data feeds usually require structured data that include different labelled fields, such as "title" or "product".

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/data_feed Retrieved:2014-2-10.
  • Data feed is a mechanism for users to receive updated data from data sources. It is commonly used by real-time applications in point-to-point settings as well as on the World Wide Web. The latter is also called web feed. News feed is a popular form of web feed. RSS feed makes dissemination of blogs easy. Product feeds play increasingly important role in e-commerce and internet marketing. Data feeds usually requires structured data. At the present time unstructured data, e.g. HTML pages, dominate the Web. As a result, data feeds have the potential to make a bigger impact on the Web in the future.

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