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Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Data Banks and Databases
DEF

An item retrieved in an automatic library search which is unrelated or vaguely related to the subject of the search.

OBS

false drop: a retrieved reference that does not pertain to the subject thought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banques et bases de données

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bancos y bases de datos
DEF

Documentos identificados erróneamente como pertinentes por un sistema de recuperación de información, pero que no satisfacen los requisitos de búsqueda debido a causas tales como codificación impropia, perforación errónea o combinación equivocada de perforaciones.

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