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MIGHT MAKES RIGHT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- might makes right
1, record 1, English, might%20makes%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- might is right 1, record 1, English, might%20is%20right
correct
- might overcomes right 2, record 1, English, might%20overcomes%20right
correct, obsolete
- might overgoes right 2, record 1, English, might%20overgoes%20right
correct, obsolete
- might outgoes right 2, record 1, English, might%20outgoes%20right
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An expression that means that] the possession of power, rather than any moral consideration, determines the legitimacy of an action, policy ... 2, record 1, English, - might%20makes%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- la force prime le droit
1, record 1, French, la%20force%20prime%20le%20droit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- force passe droit 2, record 1, French, force%20passe%20droit
correct
- la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure 2, record 1, French, la%20raison%20du%20plus%20fort%20est%20toujours%20la%20meilleure
correct
- raison du plus fort 2, record 1, French, raison%20du%20plus%20fort
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Proverbe qui signifie :] Quand on est fort, on peut contourner la justice. 2, record 1, French, - la%20force%20prime%20le%20droit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Electronic Warfare
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- knowledge warfare
1, record 2, English, knowledge%20warfare
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- knowledge based warfare 2, record 2, English, knowledge%20based%20warfare
- knowledge-based warfare 3, record 2, English, knowledge%2Dbased%20warfare
- knowledge war 4, record 2, English, knowledge%20war
correct
- knowledge industry war 4, record 2, English, knowledge%20industry%20war
correct
- data war 4, record 2, English, data%20war
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ability of one side to obtain essential and key elements of truth while denying these same elements of truth to the other side. 3, record 2, English, - knowledge%20warfare
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Arming for the data wars. The news and data streaming endlessly through computers is a big business in its own right. Last year, the four main companies-Bloomberg, Bridge, Dow Jones and Reuters-together collected $4. 4 billion of sales for providing the information that lubricates the workings of the financial markets. What makes each service unique is the historical data it offers and the number-crunching software it provides for customers to analyse the data. If, say, a fund manager has a peculiar hunch that price swings in French shares might affect the way American municipal bonds fluctuate, he needs decades of prices and a sophisticated way to process them. A vendor that can provide him only two years of stock prices will not meet his needs. Although Reuters’ breadth of information remains unmatched, it has yet to master the art of supplying historical data packaged up with analytical software. For now, that market belongs to Bloomberg. 4, record 2, English, - knowledge%20warfare
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
From infowar to knowledge warfare. 1, record 2, English, - knowledge%20warfare
Record 2, Key term(s)
- infowar
- information war
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Guerre électronique
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- guerre des savoirs
1, record 2, French, guerre%20des%20savoirs
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- guerre des savoirs industriels 1, record 2, French, guerre%20des%20savoirs%20industriels
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à infoguerre. 1, record 2, French, - guerre%20des%20savoirs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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