A Philosophical Approach to the Concept of Data Model: Is a Data Model, in Fact, a Model?

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 267-274

  Marcos, E ^a,c   Marcos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Data model; Data schema; Model; Philosophy of Engineering; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Software Engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596721     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011460711754     Document Type: Article

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