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Data dictionary: more on the impossible dream

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AFIPS Joint Computer Conferences archive
Proceedings of the June 13-16, 1977, national computer conference table of contents

Dallas, Texas

SESSION: Data base administration table of contents

Pages 9-11

Year of Publication: 1977

Author

Michael Ehrensberger

Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

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AFIPS : American Federation of Information Processing Societies

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the role of Data Dictionary software in the computing function. It specifically discusses the evolutionary process which brings about the need for a Data Dictionary. It goes on to describe the major components and requirements of Data Dictionary software along with its interaction with data base and the data base administration function.

The advantages, benefits, and potential drawbacks from the misuse of this software are also examined.

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	1	Ehrensberger, M. J., "Data Base---The Solution to the Impossible Dream", Proceedings of the 19th College and University Machine Records Conference, May 5--8, 1974.
	2	Flynn, R., "A Brief History of Data Base Management", Datamation, August, 1974.
	3	Richard L. Nolan, Managing the computer resource: a stage hypothesis, Communications of the ACM, v.16 n.7, p.399-405, July 1973 [doi>10.1145/362280.362284]
	4	Ferone, W., "Data Dictionary---A Competitive Analysis", unpublished.

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