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Inter-Agency "Silo Breaker" Data Bridge glossary
Terms used in Inter-Agency "Silo Breaker" Data Bridge and its documentation.
Applies to Inter-Agency "Silo Breaker" Data Bridge as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Inter-Agency "Silo Breaker" Data Bridge and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Agreement | An interagency agreement recorded in the register, with its parties, authority, purpose and term. |
| Sharing policy | The rules the Bridge applies to queries under one agreement: who may ask, with which identifiers, and which fields may be returned. |
| Adapter | The component installed in the providing agency's environment that answers permitted queries from its own system. |
| Providing agency | The agency that holds the data and answers queries. |
| Requesting agency | The agency that sends queries under an agreement. |
| Match-only answer | A response that says only whether a matching record exists, without returning the record. |
| Permitted field | A source field the policy allows to be released in a response. |
| Refused query | A query the Bridge did not answer because it broke a policy rule or the source was unavailable. |
| Anomaly review | A record created when queries fall outside normal patterns, for the privacy office or data steward to review. |
| Computer matching program | A matching activity covered by the Privacy Act's matching provisions, which needs its own matching agreement and data integrity board approval. |
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