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1. A basic unit of information built on standard structures having a unique meaning and distinct units or values.
2. In electronic recordkeeping, a combination of characters or bytes referring to one separate item of information, such as name, address, or age.

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Once the mirrored data element is established by copying the original data element, the mirror is maintained from write operations in two (or more) places creating identical or nearly identical copies.

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With every data element fully described in terms of its definition, format, location, calculation and labeling, XBRL-formatted information can be combined easily, without rekeying or reformatting, for use with a variety of software or hardware.

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Most agencies reporting data electronically to the FBI via the NIBRS use a data element within their reporting software that indicates the incident involved a bias motivation.

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