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In article <3783ABEA.22F10E35_at_geopak.com>,
Paul Schrum <Paul_at_geopak.com> wrote:
{ My question has to do with the terminology of this practice. I use the
{ CORRELATION table in a query to filter elements based on their filter.
{ In conversations with my collegues, we call the CORRELATION table a
{ "mapping". But in giving a presentation to about 150 people, I want to
{ be sure I am using the correct word. Is "mapping" the proper term, or
{ should I use something else?
The IDEF1X term is "associative entity" or "associative table". But most likely your 150 people have not heard of IDEF1X either, so "mapping" might be better anyway.
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Dave Abercrombie (510) 653-1204 122 15.23' W abe_at_rahul.net 37 50.97' NReceived on Wed Jul 07 1999 - 20:23:20 CDT