Re: [xml-dev] What is Data?

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>]

Peter Hunsberger wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Costello, Roger L.<costello@mitre.org> wrote:
> 
>>        What is Data?
> 
> Data is information that lacks context.

Or data is information fragmented to optimize logical processing, rather 
than assembled for human comprehension.

I think the William Kent book is probably a better idea than anything 
we'll come up with here, though.

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Simon St.Laurent
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