Re: Identity modelling (was: dbdebunk 'Quote of Week' comment)

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:08:28 +0300, "x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote:

>"David Cressey" <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:wIVQe.3985$_84.3105_at_newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
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>> One interesting case is that of the URL. Is a URL a key or a pointer?
>Does
>> it name the resource, or does it locate the resource?
>
>It is a pointer, not a key.
>The URL and the resource are not tied together.

     It is a key since it does not specify the location. In a way, DNS is concerned with translating this key into a pointer.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko Received on Tue Aug 30 2005 - 11:43:57 CDT