Kaleidoscope Data Model for An English-like Query Language.

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/ChaW91,
  author    = {Sang Kyun Cha and
               Gio Wiederhold},
  editor    = {Guy M. Lohman and
               Am\'{\i}lcar Sernadas and
               Rafael Camps},
  title     = {Kaleidoscope Data Model for An English-like Query Language},
  booktitle = {17th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, September
               3-6, 1991, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Proceedings},
  publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
  year      = {1991},
  isbn      = {1-55860-150-3},
  pages     = {351-361},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/ChaW91.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/91},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

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