Tabeleid

Tabeleid is a term that appears in some Dutch-language data management contexts to refer to the identifier or key that uniquely identifies a data table within a system. The exact meaning of tabeleid is not standardized and can vary between organizations; in some cases it denotes a surrogate key assigned in a metadata catalog, while in others it may refer to the fully qualified table name used by queries and data flows.

In practice, a tabeleid serves several purposes. It provides stable references to tables across changes to display names or schemas, supports mapping and lineage in data governance, and enables programmatic access in ETL processes, APIs, and reporting tools. The form of a tabeleid can vary: it may be a numeric or alphanumeric surrogate key, a globally unique identifier (GUID), or a composite key that combines elements such as database, schema, and table name.

Implementation and management considerations include ensuring the uniqueness and stability of the tabeleid across environments (development, testing, production), handling migrations or restructurings of the data model, and documenting the tabeleid in a data dictionary or metadata catalog to avoid ambiguity.

Relation to related concepts: the tabeleid is often discussed alongside table names, fully qualified names, data dictionaries, metadata catalogs, and data lineage. In many organizations, the exact definition and usage of a tabeleid are specified in internal documentation or governance policies.

See also: table identifier, data dictionary, metadata, data lineage, fully qualified name, surrogate key. Notes: the term is not universally standardized; if you meant the common English term “table ID” or “table identifier,” those expressions are more widely used in many contexts.