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Data stewardship

A data steward is responsible for the day-to-day care of a dataset: keeping its definitions, documentation and quality in order, and helping people use it correctly.

Owner, steward, custodian

Data owner
Accountable for a dataset and decides who may use it.
Data steward
Maintains meaning, quality and documentation; answers questions.
Data custodian
Runs the technical systems that store and move the data.

In open communities, stewardship is often shared among maintainers who review contributions, similar to maintainers of an open-source project.

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