| COA |
The name of the search webpages of INDUCKS
This name was made up by François, who originally hosted the webpages in France.
COA doesn't really mean anything.
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| Dark Ages |
The period of Italian Topolino where we have little credit information: after
the Fossati index, and before the comics started printing credits. Also known
as Oxen Years.
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| DcD |
An old name of the INDUCKS In February, 1999, we decided to
abandon this name.
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| ddb |
The name of the mailing list for indexers. This name was chosen long ago,
by Frank Stajano, and I think it means Disney DataBases. (In those days,
there were various different databases, not yet intergrated in one
INDUCKS database.)
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| DECISION |
A decision made by the indexers about database matters.
In e-mail correspondence between indexers, a decision is marked with the word DECISION
in upper case, so they can be traced back easily. If the D-word is used while
no real decision is made, we often change the O in that word by a zero, so a search for
DECISION will not include that e-mail.
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| DIZNI |
A computer program that has two basic functions:
1. Link all INDUCKS data together (in so-called internal files)
2. Generate all kinds of output files from the INDUCKS
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| FSB |
The name of an Italian database (by Fossati/Stajano/Barlotti).
The data from the FSB is transferred to the INDUCKS on a regular basis.
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| INDUCKS |
The name of the database. We have not figured out yet was this name means! 8-)
We made some attempts: see the text below this table.
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| Input files |
Files that are used by DIZNI as the original sources of the data. These
files are usually created and edited by humans.
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| Internal files |
Files produced by DIZNI that contain all INDUCKS data. These files are used
by other computer programs, and DIZNI itself (to generate output files).
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| Jones Boys |
Italian indexers.
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| Output files |
Files generated by DIZNI. In all kinds of formats and layouts.
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| Story |
A related piece of art, consisting of at least one drawing. Covers, illustrations,
newspaper gags, etc. are all considered stories.
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We made some attempts to come up with a sensible meaning for INDUCKS
Here's a list, for your entertainment. None of these meanings have any official
status.
Thanks to Brix Lichtenberg for compiling this list.
