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Bibliographic database
* are still the main portal to scholarly literature.
* contain citations to the printed literature, for example library catalogues
  - records which provide a description and sometimes an abstract

Computer database
* are computer files.
* have the ability to store huge collections of scientific, machine-readable data.

Computerized database
* allow fast searching, sorting, and merging.
* are only as accurate as the data they are fed.

Deductive database
* are paraconsistent theory systems which change over time
* manage large quantity of data and, in general, in a set-oriented way.

Electronic database
* Many electronic databases are continuations of printed sources that list the same type of material.
* are databases
  - tools used for finding information on recent topics
* make it possible to delve deeper into the records of individuals.
* provide opportunities for libraries to share bibliographic information
  - suggestions

Large database
* Many large databases are also large only because of their range of information.
* are a place where the money is made.
* consisting of hundreds of thousands of student records exist in universities.

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List
* allow people to communicate with a group of people who have similar interests and concerns
  - share ideas and information
* appear in issues.
* are N-dimensional arrays that are indexed associatively.
* are a simple form of map
  - standard datatype in functional languages
  - way of reaching a group of people by e-mail messages
  - an electronic way to distribute information
  - created by computer programs
  - important because they provide a structure to group symbols together
  - linear structures that can be accessed both by position and by stack and queue functions
  - lists
  - located in tables
  - lookup tables
  - part of south parks
  - where folks ask questions, give answers, and generally share information
* can contain objects of different type, including lists.
* contain information
  - substances
* facilitate information sharing among groups of people with common interests.
* field in which there are items separated by commas.
* give information
  - more information
* have a structural role as well as semantic role.
* include additional details
  - characters
  - examples
  - few examples
  - options
  - samples
  - types
  - useful information
  - vegetation types
  - women
* includes items.
* list of atoms, integers or floating point numbers
  - elements that are currently uninstantiated or instantiated to an atom or number
* provide contact information
  - insight
* show skills.
  * includes article name requested followed by number of pages that references it.
+ List of tallest structures in the world: Lists of buildings
  * The list also includes some other structures like oil platforms, electrical towers, bridge towers, etc. List is organized by absolute height since it includes many different classes of structures.

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Alphabet
* Some alphabets are thousands of years old, while some languages don t even have an alphabet
  - use one hand, some use two hands
* are character sets
  - part of formal language
  - scripts
  - word division
* written language.
+ Fingerspelling: Sign languages
  * Fingerspelling is a part of some sign languages. The picture shows the fingerspelling in American Sign Language. Fingerspelling is not the same everywhere. Different countries have different ways of fingerspelling. Some alphabets use one hand, some use two hands.

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Phonetic alphabet
* are technology for homogenization of cultures.
* is an alphabet