Datavitskapelig
Datavitskapelig is a neologism used in some Scandinavian academic discourses to denote the scientific study of data and its role in knowledge creation. The term blends data with a form of the word meaning “scientific” in Norwegian or Danish, signaling an emphasis on epistemology within data work rather than purely technical aspects.
Usage and attestation: The term is not widely standardized and is not found in major reference dictionaries.
Scope and topics: Datavitskapelig typically covers questions about how data becomes knowledge, data provenance and quality,
Relation to related fields: It is closely related to data science, informatics, and data governance but is
See also data science, data governance, data visualization, epistemology.