Roya Rastan
John Shepherd
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we propose a precise, comprehensive model of table processing which aims to remedy some of the problems in the discussion of table processing in the literature. The model targets application-independent, end-to-end table processing, and thus encompasses a large subset of the work in the area. The model can be used to aid the design of table processing systems (We provide an example of such a system), can be considered as a reference framework for evaluating the performance of table processing systems, and can assist in clarifying terminological differences in the table processing literature.
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