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Mooers's law
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English
Etymology
Introduced by American computer scientist Calvin Mooers in 1959.
Proper noun
The observation that an information retrieval system will tend not to be used whenever it is more painful and troublesome for a customer to have information than not to have it.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with en Moore's law.
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