Re: database systems and organizational intelligence

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"x" <x-false_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:40bc42fa$1_at_post.usenet.com...
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> "Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:23:55 +0300, "x" <x-false_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > >Why store and retrieve are *physical* properties ?
> >
> > They require physical objects.
> >
> > Store
> >
> > A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
> > A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of
> > acorns.
> > stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
> > A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse.
> > A great quantity or number; an abundance.
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> > www.dictionary.com
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> > To store something it needs to have width and height.
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 When you put it this way it seems you're right.  But data is merchandise these days :-)  When you buy a CD, you don't pay *only* for the plastic, I hope.

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