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drill down Last modified: Wednesday, November 13, 2002

(v) In information technology, to move from summary information to detailed data by focusing in on something. To drill down through a series of folders, for example, on a desktop means to go through the hierarchy of folders to find a specific file or to click through drop-down menus in a GUI. To drill down through a database is to access information by starting with a general category and moving through the hierarchy of field to file to record. (n) Spelled drilldown. The act of focusing in. For example, "He got the information he needed through a drilldown of the database."

Building an Internet Database Drilldown Application An article from 4guysfromrolla.com. Datamation Datamation's Data Mining and Business Intelligence section contains current and archived articles and columns about data mining. Drilling Down With A Data Mining Pioneer Dr. Usama Fayyad, CEO and co-founder of DigiMine, has worked on data mining technology since 1989. Here he shares his thoughts about how to get the most out of your data.