DBMS: Dataset (Definitions)

"In general, a collection of related information made up of separate elements that can be treated as a unit. In OLE DB for OLAP, the set of multidimensional data that is the result of executing a multidimensional expression (MDX) statement. For more information about datasets, see your OLE DB documentation." (Microsoft Corporation, "SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit", 1999)

"A set of data that is the result of executing Transact-SQL SELECT, Data Mining Expressions (DMX), or Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) statements." (Jim Joseph, "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed", 2009)

"Any organized collection of data." (DAMA International, "The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management", 2011)

"In ADO.NET, refers to a disconnected memory-resident representation of the database. That is, the DataSet contains tables, columns, rows, relationships, and constraints." (Carlos Coronel et al, "Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management" 9th Ed., 2011)

"A collection of related information made up of separate elements that can be treated as a unit in data handling." (Microsoft, "SQL Server 2012 Glossary", 2012)

"Dataset is a general term for referring to a collection of data; most often I have used it to refer to a collection of data that will be measured." (Laura Sebastian-Coleman, "Measuring Data Quality for Ongoing Improvement ", 2012)

"A collection of related measurements. In the data-mining context, this usually refers to an organized electronic file or database containing records of routine business activity or other information relevant to a particular data-mining project." (Meta S Brown, "Data Mining For Dummies", 2014)

"Collection of data corresponding to the contents of a single database." (Hamid R Arabnia et al, "Application of Big Data for National Security", 2015)

"A collection of variables or information that is composed of separate elements but can be managed as a single entity for analysis." (Jonathan Ferrar et al, "The Power of People", 2017)

"Any organised collection of data. ‘Dataset’ is a flexible term and may refer to an entire database, a spreadsheet or other data file, or a related collection of data resources." (Open Data Handbook)

"Refers to a grouping of individual, but related, data points that a computer can process as a single unit. Datasets are referred to as 'big data' when they’re too large to be handled by traditional data processing applications." (Accenture)