N.Y. RPT Law § 1581
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Definitions
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§ 1581. Definitions. For purposes of this article:\n 1. "Data file" means the compilation of assessment information used in\nthe preparation of assessment rolls, tax rolls, tax bills or any\ncombination thereof, in a system of real property tax administration\nwhich employs electronic data processing equipment.\n 2. "Electronic data processing" means the use of the computer for\noperations which include the storing, retrieving, sorting, merging,\ncalculating and reporting of data.\n 3. "Machine readable" means information in a form legible through the\nuse of mechanical devices.\n 4. "Posted tax roll" means a tax roll including the date of payment of\na tax, any receipt number and related information.\n
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