Re: In an RDBMS, what does "Data" mean?

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"Anthony W. Youngman" <wol_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:o6Qd1REvhApAFwUO_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk...
> Okay. So what is "data". Because if we can't anchor that in the real
> world, we have no way of knowing if, or how strongly, relational theory
> is relevant (and usable) in the real world.

Data:

1. facts
2. encoded information

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