Re: Authoritative References

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote:

>"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message
>news:e4330f45.0409251500.4f1b8afa_at_posting.google.com...
>
>> My obvious sugestion is that we should resort to the authoritative
>> references:
>>
>> http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/abstractDataType.html

>I have to wonder just how "authoritative" the NIST dictionary is. This,
>even though the "nation" referred to is probably my own.
>
>Here's an example: I went to that dictionary and looked up several words.
>Here's their definition of "relational structure"
>
>http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/relational.html
>
>I have to wonder how much acceptance this definition would get in this
>forum.

     So where is the definition? It is merely a comparison and a not-very-good one at that.

>They don't even have a definition of "data model".

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.