Data mining (Topical Term)

Adriaans, P. Data mining, 1996: p. 5 (there is confusion about the exact meaning of the terms "data mining" and "KDD" (knowledge in databases) with many authors regarding them as synonymous; KDD is def. as the non-trivial extraction of implicit, previously unknown and potentially useful knowledge from data; KDD is a multi-disciplinary field of research with machine learning, statistics, database technology, expert systems and data visualization all making a contribution)

Penguin dict. of information technology, 1994 (Data mining: deriving useful information from large databases, using techniques such as statistical and sensitivity analysis)

U.S. Cong. House Comm. on Govt. Reform. Subcomm. on Technology, Info. Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census. Can the use of factual data analysis strengthen national security?, part one, hearing, 2004: p. 2 (data mining or factual data analysis)