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    August 22, 2012 3:29 pm  #1

    Davina
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    HOLMES 2

    I haven't got a clue where to post this! So I'm putting it here. I've been researching away and have found this little gem.

    HOLMES 2 (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System) is an IT system used by the UK police for investigation of major incidents such as serial murders, multi-million pound frauds and disaster management. The name of the system is a backronym for the fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes.

    More information can be found here:

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOLMES_2

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    August 22, 2012 3:56 pm  #2

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    Re: HOLMES 2

    Reading your post I remember that term from my Peter James translations. He's very accurate about police work and mentions it sometimes. I didn't get it when I translated his latest novel but then my Sherlock fever wasn't burning so hot at the time. A very appropriate gesture to give the system this name (although he'd have stored everything in his brain).

    Last edited by SusiGo (August 22, 2012 3:58 pm)

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    August 29, 2012 1:28 pm  #3

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    Re: HOLMES 2

    There's another one called Watson did you know:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_%28computer%29

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    August 29, 2012 5:09 pm  #4

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    Re: HOLMES 2

    I didn't! Now is there also one called Moriarty?

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