Data Curation (also known as Curation, Data, Data Archiving): Management activities required to maintain research data to ensure that they are fit for contemporary use and available for discovery and reuse.

NIH MeSH · D066289Information Science

Data Curation

Also known asCuration, Data · Data Archiving · Archiving, Data · Data Annotation · Annotation, Data

Definition

Management activities required to maintain research data to ensure that they are fit for contemporary use and available for discovery and reuse.

MeSH classification

  • L01.313.500.875.500
  • L01.462.750.245.332

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Medical Informatics Computing

Precise procedural mathematical and logical operations utilized in the study of medical information pertaining to health care.

Common questions about Data Curation

What does Data Curation mean in medicine?
Management activities required to maintain research data to ensure that they are fit for contemporary use and available for discovery and reuse. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Data Curation known by any other names?
Yes. Data Curation is also referred to as Curation, Data, Data Archiving, Archiving, Data, Data Annotation in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Data Curation sit in the medical classification?
Data Curation falls under the broader medical category "Information Science" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: L01.313.500.875.500, L01.462.750.245.332). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D066289) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗