Re: object algebra
From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 10 Mar 2004 11:51:18 -0800
Message-ID: <4b45d3ad.0403101151.47464a4b_at_posting.google.com>
Date: 10 Mar 2004 11:51:18 -0800
Message-ID: <4b45d3ad.0403101151.47464a4b_at_posting.google.com>
> > > The schema is what the data *means.*
> >
> > First your definition does not match others. Per dictionary, a schema
> > is an underlying organization pattern or scheme.
>
> Yes. It is this underlying organizational pattern or schema that
> determines what the data means.
In TDM/XDb1, it is nearly the reverse. No schema determines what data means. Instead, the current data can be used to derive schemas of any level of generalization. Received on Wed Mar 10 2004 - 20:51:18 CET