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Re:Ask HN: Do you use data lineage in your projects? by kobaroko on Thursday November 10, 2022 @03:26AM (#33543723)
I find the term itself very strange and hard to understand (I'm not a English native speaker).

"Data lineage" what does it even mean? Wouldn't it be better to call it "data tractability" since that is what this is about. Am I right?

Re:Ask HN: Do you use data lineage in your projects? by josipmrden on Thursday November 10, 2022 @03:37AM (#33543798)
Yes, the term itself is a bit confusing. However, it's an official term in the industry :')
Re:Ask HN: Do you use data lineage in your projects? by kobaroko on Thursday November 10, 2022 @04:10AM (#33543999)
I get it, but I still don't like it. Lineage sounds to me like you try to put your data in one line, like an aliment.