commondatarepository
nounUK /ˌkɒmən ˈdeɪtə rɪˌpɒzɪtəri/
US /ˌkɑːmən ˈdeɪtə rɪˌpɑːzɪtɔːri/
A big shared box where a group keeps all its information in one place.
The school put all the students' test scores into a common data repository so every teacher could find them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A single organized system that many programs use to store and look up the same records.
The hospital's common data repository lets every clinic read the same patient files.
3. A central place on a network where files and datasets are kept for everyone to access.
Researchers uploaded their measurements to the common data repository for the whole team.
4. A shared collection of facts and figures that is kept up to date and used by many people.
The city keeps a common data repository of street repairs so all departments see the same list.