ISIC, Rev. 3 - Code 7240
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7240 - Data base activities
Explanatory note
This class includes the following three types of data base related activities:
-Data base development, i.e. the assembly of data from one or more sources.
-Data storage, i.e. the preparation of a computer record for such information in a predetermined format.
-Data base availability, i.e. the provision of data in a certain order or sequence, by on-line data retrieval or accessibility (computerized management). The data can be of any kind, such as financial, economical, statistical or technical. The data may be accessible to everybody or to limited users and can be sorted on demand.
Exclusions: Computerized documentation activities provided by libraries and archives are classified in class 9231 (Library and archives activities).