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Databases

Scope note

Structured assemblies of logically related data, usually machine-readable data, designed to meet various applications but managed independently of them. ICA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300028543

Broader Terms used

<document genres by form>

Narrower Terms used

image databases
bibliographic databases

Term used for

data bases
data files
files, data

Equivalent Terms used

database

Created

13yrs ago

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: databases" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-102231 Accessed: 2024-12-23 00:58:09

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-102231|title=Terminology definition for: databases|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 00:58:09|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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