skyline operator

noun

skyline operator

noun

Etymology From the concept of selecting buildings on the Manhattan skyline by visibility, based on height and distance.

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Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A proposed operator, for use in database queries, that filters out results that are worse than others according to multiple criteria.

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