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Temporal Query Processing

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Temporal query processing refers to the techniques used by database management system to process temporal statements. This ranges from the implementation of query execution plans to the design of system architectures. This entry surveys different system architectures. It is possible to identify three general system architectures that have been used to systematically offer temporal query processing functionality to applications [6]: The layered approach uses an off-the-shelf database system and extends it by implementing the missing functionality in a layer between the database system and the applications. The monolithic approach integrates the necessary application-specific extensions directly into the database system. The extensible approach relies on a database system that allows to plug user-defined extensions into the database system.

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In order to deploy systems that offer support for temporal query processing new systems must be designed and...

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  1. Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Bolzano, Italy

    Michael Böhlen

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  1. College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 266 Ferst Drive, 30332-0765, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  2. Database Research Group David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    M. TAMER ÖZSU (Professor and Director, University Research Chair) (Professor and Director, University Research Chair)

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Böhlen, M. (2009). Temporal Query Processing. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_408

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