Subject: Re: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"? From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:20:43 -0700 |
Something like "unique ranking", or "sampling", or "full representation" or shall I say "setification"?
extended: where a 'key delegate' would represent a single instance of multiple occurence.
M. David Peterson wrote: > keyed delegation > > Jay Bryant wrote: >> That's a tough one. >> >> streamline? >> unify? >> reduce? >> trim? >> >> None of those quite fits, though. >> >> English has a number of nouns for the basic concept, including >> "unique" and >> "distinct". However, I can't think of (or find online) a verb for that >> concept. >> >> FWIW (not much, I suspect) >> >> Jay Bryant >> Bryant Communication Services >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitre Novatchev" >> <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:41 PM >> Subject: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"? >> >> >> >>> I want to use a single, short word to express the act of removing >>> duplicates from a node-set. I remember seing the word "de-duplication" >>> used, however it sounds ugly. >>> >>> Could someone suggest a better word, please? >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> Dimitre Novatchev >>> --------------------------------------- >>> Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant >>> intelligence. >>> --------------------------------------- >>> To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk >> >> >> >> >
-- /M:D
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-- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk
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