Data card

Structured, versioned documentation of a dataset (provenance, lawful basis, rights, composition and known limitations) maintained as code alongside the system.

Developed in
ch. 04, Data governance across the stack
Chapters
ch. 04, The Stack
Contrast with
Datasheet for datasets
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

16 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Patterns that use this term

4 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Data card. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/data-card. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026datacard,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Data card}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/data-card}
}