data flow
数据流。信息可视化与系统设计中描述数据在各处理环节之间传递路径与方向的核心概念，常用于流程图、管道图、模型架构图等的设计中。中文里'流'字本身即暗示方向性与连续性。
English Definition
"The path and direction along which data moves through a system's components or processes; in visualization, a key concept for designing diagrams that show how data is transformed and transferred across stages."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
在 HCI/InfoVis 论文中常与 'information flow'（信息流）混用——'data flow' 偏重技术性数据传递，'information flow' 偏重语义性信息流动。
真实用例 · 3 条
"The tool integrates an overview illustrating the Transformer's data flow with on-demand explanations that gradually reveal mathematical details"
"The flow-based design offers an overview that visually communicates the token embedding data flow across the model components, illustrating how inputs are processed and transformed across model components to reach the final output"
"Our tool enables users to interactively expand the model components through animated transitions that preserve context and data flow, to explore step-by-step explanations of mathematical details"