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- Information Content
- Database System
- Semantic Content
- Information Capacity
- Data Schema
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Wang, X., Feng, J. (2007). The Separation of Data and Information in Database Systems under an Organisational Semiotics Framework. In: Charrel, PJ., Galarreta, D. (eds) Project Management and Risk Management in Complex Projects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5837-0_9
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