# data warehouse

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.

## Etymology
Coined by IBM researchers Barry Devlin and Paul Murphy in 1988.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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