Random Analogies
Glock
a: Glock ~
b: a hooker with a wooden leg and a lazy eye;
What: "A Glock is like a hooker with a wooden leg and a lazy eye; not much to look at but they still get the job done." (Unknown)
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Writer: (Unknown)
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Date: Jan 19 2011 10:14 AM
# 769 Critique Analogy
Primary Key
a: Primary key ~
b: social secruity number
What: In fact, the social security number is a primary key. By definition a primary key uniquely identifies a record in a database. This idea was necessary before electronic databases so as to keep track of individuals and their personal information. There are many unique identifiers that most people should be familiar with: license plates, finger prints and retinal scans all convey uniqueness.
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Writer: LucretiaGermanica
LCC: QA
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 16 2011 7:53 PM
# 1570 Critique Analogy
a: cerebrum ~
b: database storing knowledge
What:
"The cerebrum is like database storing knowledge, while the process of cog- nition is like the process of transformation between objects and attributes."
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Writer: Hongdi Ke, Dejiang Zhang, Wen You
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Date: Feb 12 2014 2:24 PM
# 4888 Critique Analogy
a: Homeostasis ~
b: biological gyroscope
What:
The gyroscope is a device that can maintain an orientation, a direction, unless it is acted on by an external force. Homeostasis is a biological system's tendency to maintain its current state, which is usually, in the case of humans, necessary for health and life.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 25 2014 5:21 PM
# 6146 Critique Analogy
