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address unit

addr_unt
operations
Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The single item or measure for a physical location identifier. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for address management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

addr_unt

Category

operations

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  addr_unt VARCHAR(255),  -- address unit (max 255 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  addr_unt as address_unit
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
  • Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
  • ETL pipeline development and orchestration
  • Master data management (MDM) programs
  • Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
addr_unt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  addr_unt     VARCHAR(255),  -- address unit (max 255 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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