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DEACON(ID:395/dea001)

English-like query system 

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Country: United States
Designed 1962
Published: 1963
Genus: Ad hoc query languages
Sammet category: Business Data Processing

Direct English Access and CONtrol.


English-like query system, part of the TEMPO (Technical Military Planning Operation) porject at General Electric.

Used ring-structures, present in the KLS parent language

From Feldman and Gries "In applied semantics the DEACON project, whose approach was quite novel to linguists, can be looked upon as a straightforward application of TWS techniques (cf. [Nap 67, Col 67]). One can expect to see more interaction between these research areas as linguists attempt to test semantic theories and TWS workers attempt to cope with nonprocedural languages."

TWS = translator writing systems.
Related languages
KLS II → DEACON   Written using
DEACON → REL English   Influence
References:
  • Craig, J. A. (1963) Craig, J. A. "Grammatical aspects of a system for natural man-machine communication" RM63TMP-31, TEMPO, General Electric Co., Santa Barbara, Calif., July 1963.
  • Simmons (1964) Simmons, R.F., "Answering English Questions by Computer - A Survey" SDC Report SP-1536 Santa Monica, Calif.; April, 1964
  • Thompson, F. B. (1964) Thompson, F. B. "Semantic counterpart of formal grammars" TEMPO General Electric Co., Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Thompson, F. B. et al (1964) Thompson, F. B. et al "DEACON breadboard summary" RM64TMP-9, TEMPO General Electric Co., Santa Barbara, Calif., Mar. 1964.
  • Thompson, Frederick B. (1964) Thompson, Frederick B. "DEACON - Type Query Systems"
          in Orr (ed) (1968) Orr, William (ed) "Conversational Computing", 1968
  • Thompson, Frederick B. (1964) Thompson, Frederick B. "The Application and Implementation of DEACON-Type Query Systems" Research Report Document RM 64TMP-11 October 1964
          in Orr (ed) (1968) Orr, William (ed) "Conversational Computing", 1968
  • Simmons, R. F. (1965) Simmons, R. F. "Answering English questions by computer: a survey" p53-70 Abstract DOI Extract: DEACON and KLS II
          in [ACM] (1965) [ACM] CACM 8(01) Jan 1965
  • Thompson et al (1965) Thompson, Frederick B., et al. Information systems research: the Deacon project. 65TMP-69, General Electric Co., Oct. 1965
          in [ACM] (1965) [ACM] CACM 8(01) Jan 1965
  • Thompson et al (1965) Thompson, Frederick et al "Phrase-structure oriented targeting query language" The Deacon Project Vol. 1, RM 65TMP-64, General Electric Co., Santa Barbara, Calif., 1965.
          in [ACM] (1965) [ACM] CACM 8(01) Jan 1965
  • Craig, J. A., Berezner, S. C., Carney, H. C., Long (1966) Craig, J. A., Berezner, S. C., Carney, H. C., Longyear, C. R., "DEACON: Direct English Access and Control"
          in [AFIPS] (1966) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1966 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 29
  • Simmons (1966) Simmons, R. F. "Storage and retrieval of aspects of meaning in directed graph structures" Extract: Introduction Extract: The Problem Extract: The Conceptual Dictionary Extract: Toward an Operational System Extract: Acknowledgments Extract: Discussion Abstract
          in [ACM] (1966) [ACM] CACM 9(03) March 1966 includes proceedings of the ACM Programming Languages and Pragmatics Conference, San Dimas, California, August 1965
  • Feldman, Jerome and Gries, David (1968) Feldman, Jerome and Gries, David "Translator writing systems" p77-113 Abstract Extract: Gargoyle, TWS, AMOS Extract: Deacon
          in [ACM] (1968) [ACM] CACM 11(02) (February 1968)
  • Barter, C.J. (1969) Barter, C.J. "Data Structure and Question Answering"
          in Kaneff, S. (1970) Kaneff, S. (ed) Picture Language Machines: Proceedings of a Conference held at the Australian National University, Canberra on 24-28 February, 1969
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1969) Sammet, Jean E. "Computer Languages - Principles and History" Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1969. p.668. Extract: DEACON
          in Kaneff, S. (1970) Kaneff, S. (ed) Picture Language Machines: Proceedings of a Conference held at the Australian National University, Canberra on 24-28 February, 1969
  • Woods, William A. (1970) Woods, William A. "Context-sensitive parsing" pp437-445 Extract: Copmarison with DEACON Algorithm
          in (1970) CACM 13(7) July 1970
  • Stock and Stock (1973) Stock, Marylene and Stock, Karl F. "Bibliography of Programming Languages: Books, User Manuals and Articles from PLANKALKUL to PL/I" Verlag Dokumentation, Pullach/Munchen 1973 174 Abstract
          in (1970) CACM 13(7) July 1970
  • Grosch, Herbert R.J. (1991) Grosch, Herbert R.J. "Copmuter: BIt Slices from a Life" 1991 Extract: from Chapter 54 - An Earthly Paradise Online edition Extract: more from Chapter 54 - An Earthly Paradise Extract: more from Chapter 55 DEACON LEADS TO D.C.
          in (1970) CACM 13(7) July 1970
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