{{Short description|Software engineering approach to designing and developing information systems}}
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'''Data engineering''' or '''data''' refers to the building of [[System|systems]] to enable the collection and usage of [[data]]. This data is usually used to enable subsequent [[data analytics|analysis]] and [[data science]], which often involves [[machine learning]].<ref name="whatis1">{{cite web |title=What is Data Engineering? {{!}} A Quick Glance of Data Engineering |url=https://www.educba.com/what-is-data-engineering/ |website=EDUCBA |access-date=31 July 2022 |date=5 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="whatis2">{{cite web |title=Introduction to Data Engineering |url=https://www.dremio.com/resources/guides/intro-data-engineering/ |website=Dremio |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> Making the data usable usually involves substantial [[computer|compute]] and [[computer data storage|storage]], as well as [[data processing]].
