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Databases, Factual  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Data Bank, Factual
  • Databank, Factual
  • Data Banks, Factual
  • Databanks, Factual
  • Data Base, Factual
  • Data Bases, Factual
  • Factual Data Bank
  • Factual Databank
  • Factual Data Banks
  • Factual Databanks
  • Factual Data Base
  • Factual Data Bases

Scope note

  • Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.

History note

  • 1991

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016208

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