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Title | DESCRIPTOR DICTIONARY. (A Subject Authority for Electrical and Mechanical Devices.) |
Creator/Author | Paulus, W.K. |
Publication Date | 1959 Apr 08 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 4246341 |
Report Number(s) | SCTM-103-59(15) |
Resource Type | Technical Report |
Research Org | Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, N. Mex. |
Subject | INSTRUMENTS; BACKGROUND;COMPUTERS;PLANNING;STORAGE |
Description/Abstract | A descriptor dictionary is presented as phase one of a two-phase index. The second phase is an information retrieval device which can be used to obtain specific information which was previously stored in some sort of memory. Since the second phase consists of two timeseparated actions, storage and requests a correlating procedure is needed to assuro that information is requested in the same terms that it was stored and that similar information is stored consistently. The descriptor dictionary is such a correlator. It attempts to list for each subject in the memory of the retrieval device its significant facets. These facets are expressed as descriptors or descriptive words which then serve both cataloguer to place information in memory and requester to gain access to desired information. Electrical and mechanical commercial devices and components pertinent to automated data systems are subject of this descriptor dictionary. It is being presented without discussion of its background or the reasons for its form to answer a growing demand for retrieval techniques. Since the organization of a correlater is not a negligible tasks it seems suitable to present this example while the general discussion is still in preparation. (auth) |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 74 |
Availability | NTIS |
System Entry Date | 2001 Jun 03 |
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