<database> Analysis of data in a database using tools which
look for trends or anomalies without knowledge of the meaning
of the data. Data mining was invented by IBM who hold some
related patents.
Data mining may well be done on a data warehouse.
ShowCase STRATEGY is an
example of a data mining tool.
(2001-02-08)
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