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Content Addressibility

• in a Von Neumann architecture data is stored at specific locations or addresses in the computer's memory
• in order to retrieve that data it's unique address must be known
• contrast this with human memory which seems capable of locating records (or memories) based on any of the information stored in that record
• similarly in the IAC network we can activate a set of characteristics and have the network retrieve the person and other characteristics associated with that set