Aldat
aldat
language
A database language, based on extended algebra.
[Listed by M.P. Atkinson & J.W. Schmidt in a tutorial in Zurich, 1989].
(1995-04-19)
Historical Examples
When the camp was ready, aldat came and asked me to look at a large yak bull grazing on a slope above my tent.
From Pole to Pole Sven Anders Hedin
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