Re: OO versus RDB

From: H. S. Lahman <h.lahman_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:47:26 GMT
Message-ID: <2iQqg.17260$0G2.6474_at_trnddc07>

Rersponding to Marshall...

>>How does using something like 'conceptual model' rather than 'paradigm'
>>help communication?

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> Using precise terminology instead of vague terms with very broad
> meaning helps communication by limiting the possibilities for
> ambiguity. The vague terms have very broad "error bars" and
> it's quite difficult to pin down what is meant with those terms.

But 'paradigm' is already well defined in any dictionary as a 'conceptual model'.

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