Re: cdt glossary [Data, Object]

From: mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:40:13 +0100
Message-ID: <47b88d87$0$14347$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>


rpost wrote:
> mAsterdam wrote:

[snip address]

Thank you for contributing.
I snipped most text (agreement/taken for the glossary).

[Data]

>>>> "Known facts that can be recorded and have implicit meaning."
>>>> -- Fundamentals of Database Systems, Elmasri & Navathe.
>>> Not so good: the same data can have different interpretations.
>> Only when you adhere to the idea that data may have no meaning.

>
> No.

Maybe you found a better definition or description. If you did, please share it.

[snip Information, Key, NULL]

> I'd never heard of fatic, but you explained it well (on Apr 7, 2006).
Thank you.

[Object]

>> Coming up with an agreeable definition of 'Object' in cdt
>> will earn you real beer (in Amsterdam).

> I'll think about it.

I'll lower the bar. A visible, discussed attempt is good enough. The seriousness has no effect on the prize ;-)

[snip Primary key, Type, Class, Transaction] Received on Sun Feb 17 2008 - 20:40:13 CET

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