business intelligence

noun

the methods and technologies that gather, store, report, and analyze business data to help people make business decisions: business intelligence software; business intelligence tools.

the data gathered by these methods: Our operations decisions are driven by business intelligence. Abbreviation: BI

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Main Entry:	business intelligence
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	the process of gathering information about a business or industry matter; a broad range of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help make business decisions; abbr. BI
Usage:	business

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