Re: Two examples of semi structured data.

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote:

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>"Gene Wirchenko" <genew_at_mail.ocis.net> wrote in message
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>> Does the data have any structure? By definition, it does. If it
>> did not, it would be just noise. If it has structure, it is
>> structured.
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>> Semi-structured is like half-pregnant.
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>It's not particularly useful to define a term out of existence. The term

     It gets rid of bloat.

>has been used meaningfully by others, including but not limited to the
>authors of the paper Jan mentioned. It's worth discussing, IMO.

     This field is full of terms coined for the sake of having a different term.

>And there is a discussion going on here, that's worth something, IMO.

     Is it? If truly meaningful terms were used, this thread would be very short. There would be little need for "discussion".

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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