knowledge discovery in databases
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knowledge discovery in databases
[¦näl·ij di¦skəv·ə·rē in ′dad·ə‚bās·əs] (computer science)
The process of identifying valid, novel, potentially useful, and ultimately understandable structure in data. Abbreviated KDD.
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