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Terminological aspects of data elements in databases RA. Strehlow, WH. Kenworthey, RE. Schuldt

ASTM Symposia Papers Available online

ASTM Symposia Papers
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1 online resource (11 pages) illustrations, figures, tables
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West Conshohocken, Pa. ASTM International 1993
Summary:
The creation and display of data records for a database comprises a process that involves a sequence of steps requiring both semantic and systems analysis. An essential early step in this process is the choice, definition, and naming of data elements. In the explication of a data element, the specification of attributes is fundamentally a terminological activity. This paper presents a systematic description of data elements as a three-stage process
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  • Includes bibliographical references
  • Online resource; title from publisher's website, viewed December 19, 2016
Related Work:
American Society for Testing and Materials. Selected Technical Papers

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