current awareness system

current awareness system

[′kər·ənt ə′wer·nəs ‚sis·təm]
(computer science)
A system for notifying users on a periodic basis of the acquisition, by a central file or library, of information (usually literature) which should be of interest to the user.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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