Focal structures and information types in Prolog

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-236

  Romero, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DATA STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; PROCEDURE ORIENTED LANGUAGES; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); SYNTACTICS;

PROGRAM COMPREHENSION; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

PROLOG (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 0035263064     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2000.0408     Document Type: Article

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