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... database . " In concept a database is no more than an organized , retrievable body of informa- tion , such as a telephone book . But computerized data- bases , which can be retrieved by anyone , anywhere who has a properly equipped ...
... database . " In concept a database is no more than an organized , retrievable body of informa- tion , such as a telephone book . But computerized data- bases , which can be retrieved by anyone , anywhere who has a properly equipped ...
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... databases . The two largest such services are The Source , which is owned by the Reader's Digest Association , and CompuServe , a subsi- diary of H & R Block , the tax - preparation chain . By punch- ing out the appropriate keys , a ...
... databases . The two largest such services are The Source , which is owned by the Reader's Digest Association , and CompuServe , a subsi- diary of H & R Block , the tax - preparation chain . By punch- ing out the appropriate keys , a ...
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... databases that are likely to be available range from the grandiose , such as encyclopedias and national news ser- vices , to the mundane , such as the phone book . In consider- ing them , I think people who are not computer users , and ...
... databases that are likely to be available range from the grandiose , such as encyclopedias and national news ser- vices , to the mundane , such as the phone book . In consider- ing them , I think people who are not computer users , and ...
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