business intelligence

English

Noun

business intelligence (uncountable)

  1. A set of techniques and tools for the acquisition and transformation of raw data into meaningful and useful information for business analysis purposes.
    Coordinate term: data analysis
  2. Information derived from such techniques and tools.
  3. (sometimes) Competitive intelligence.
    Coordinate term: industrial espionage

Alternative forms

  • BI (initialism)

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