"skyline operator" meaning in All languages combined

See skyline operator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: skyline operators [plural]
Etymology: From the concept of selecting buildings on the Manhattan skyline by visibility, based on height and distance. Head templates: {{en-noun}} skyline operator (plural skyline operators)
  1. (databases) A proposed operator, for use in database queries, that filters out results that are worse than others according to multiple criteria. Wikipedia link: skyline operator Categories (topical): Databases

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