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

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"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message news:c82g2d$8ib$1_at_news.netins.net...
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> > "Anthony W. Youngman" <wol_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > > 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.
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> > Data:
> > ----------
> > 1. facts
> > 2. encoded information

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> I'd vote for adding this nice short, crisp definition of data to our
> glossary.  --dawn

Oops. I forgot one archaic meaning: FATE :-)

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