In the SQL world, we simply say "duplicate elimination". I know
that's not "a single short word", but it is complete and
unambiguous. Of course, you could always coin a word and try to sell
it to the community at large :^) How about "uniquify"? I'll donate
that one license free.
Jim
At 8/27/2006 07:14 PM, Jay Bryant wrote:
That's a tough one.
streamline?
unify?
reduce?
trim?
None of those quite fits, though.
English has a number of nouns for the basic concept, including "unique" and
"distinct". However, I can't think of (or find online) a verb for that
concept.
FWIW (not much, I suspect)
Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
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> I want to use a single, short word to express the act of removing
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> Could someone suggest a better word, please?
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