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Information Storage and Retrieval

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Definition: A branch of computer or library science relating to the storage, locating, searching, and selecting, upon demand, relevant data on a given subject.     
Examples Data Compression; Data Mining; Databases as Topic; Search Engine 		Other names Information Retrieval; Storage, Data; Retrieval, Data; Information Storage; Data Storage and Retrieval; Data Storage; Data Retrieval

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