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DATA-CATALOG-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Walk a Glossary Merge

Resolve duplicate glossary terms by deciding whether they are synonyms, variants, or separate concepts.

Glossary cleanup Search shows four revenue terms. The business thinks the catalog is noisy; the data team worries that a merge will erase real metric differences. The goal is semantic clarity, not a smaller term count. ISO 11179 mindset Synonym, Variant, Or Separate Concept A term merge should preserve the underlying concept, approved representations, and ownership. You are designing meaning, not tidying labels. Shortcut Merge names that look similar. Search returns one structure instead of competing pages. Do not let label similarity decide semantic governance. 01 Compare 02 Classify 03 Govern Compare evidence Step 1

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