Re: What is a database?

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:27:20 PM UTC+1, Jan Hidders wrote:
> On 2014-02-27 01:44:55 +0000, Derek Asirvadem said:
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> >> On Thursday, 27 February 2014 07:40:05 UTC+11, Eric wrote:
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> >>> On 2014-02-25, Derek Asirvadem <> wrote:
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> >>> An ordered, structured collection of data.
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> >> That could be good, depending on what you mean by "ordered". Or
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> >> "structured", but that seems less ambiguous.
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> > One answer, really, but in two levels, given the non-computer
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> > consideration, which I think is good to maintain. It is normal human
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> > logic, and whatever we do in IT should be within that, not outside that.
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> > Qualifier. I do not believe in the concept of private definitions.
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> Funny that. I don't believe in public definitions. All a definition is
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> meaning to a word or phrase, so in that sense it is always private. It
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> -- Jan Hidders

And I personally do not believe in protected definitions.

Everyone should be free to redefine any term according to personal preference.

The ensuing confusion is actually a blessing for the economy.

(Sorry, just couldn't resist.) Received on Thu Feb 27 2014 - 12:56:41 CET