Proposed Glossary Entries—December 1992

• • Abstract
  
  
• Introduction
• New, Proposed Glossary Entries
  • Temporal Data Type
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Schema Evolution
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Schema Versioning
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Snapshot Equivalent
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Snapshot-Equivalence Preserving Operator
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Snapshot Equivalence Class
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Value Equivalence
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Fixed Span
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Variable Span
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Physical Clock
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Time-line Clock
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Time-line Clock Granularity
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Beginning
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Forever
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Initiation
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Timestamp Interpretation
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Timestamp Granularity
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Time Indeterminacy
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Period of Indeterminacy
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Temporal Specialization
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Specialized Bitemporal Relationship
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Retroactive Bitemporal Relation
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Predictive Temporal Relation
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Degenerate Bitemporal Relation
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  • Tick
    • Definition
    • Alternative Names
    • Discussion
  
  
• Relevance Criteria for Concepts
• Evaluation Criteria for Naming Concepts
• Overview of Existing Terms