Use of a Computer for Compiling and Holding a Medical Thesaurus

A method is described to compile and hold a medical thesaurus through a combination of intellectual effort and the widest possible use of computerization. Various techniques, such as the automatic generation of relationships among terms, are discussed.

Certains suggestions are offered as to the kind of assistance a computer can provide.

Die Arbeit beschreibt, wie man unter kombiniertem Einsatz des menschlichen Intellekts und bei intensivem Gebrauch der Verwendungsmöglichkeiten eines Computers einen medizinischen Thesaurus erstellen und auf dem laufenden halten kann. Verschiedene Techniken, wie beispielsweise das automatische Herausschälen von Beziehungen zwischen den erfaßten Begriffen, werden erörtert. Gewisse Anregungen werden gegeben, in welcher Weise ein Computer bei derartigen Vorhaben von Nutzen sein kann.

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