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data bank (computer). A centralized computer storage facility containing extensive and detailed data on individuals, groups, corporations, etc. A collection of libraries of data. Specifically, one line of an invoice may form a record; a complete set of such records may form a file; the collection of inventory control files may form a library; and the libraries used by a business organization are known as its data bank.
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Tver, D.F., Bolz, R.W. (1984). D. In: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Industrial Technology. Chapman and Hall Advanced Industrial Technology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9674-5_4
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