For a call detail record, an event could be the machine data that indicates the beginning of the call.

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For each network subscriber, a Call Detail Record (CDR) captures call information: who calls whom, for how long, from which number, etc.

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The other is to examine in detail the archaeological record just above the charcoal layer.

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He said the detail on his criminal record was a "killer blow" to his career.

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And while callers' voices aren't taped, those they speak to record every detail of their conversation, in the hope that the information they provide could help save someone from traffickers.

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Historians are grateful for her published diaries, which record in remarkable detail what happened in supposedly secret cabinet meetings.

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In the report, the company discusses its workplace safety record, environmental performance and social contributions in detail.

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To make matters worse, the founder of the shop was a Holocaust survivor, a detail that emerged in a prominent story in the newspaper-of-record.

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"Independence Day" was finished in record time for a director with an almost obsessive attention to detail and a predilection for lavish, time-consuming special effects.

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The "smart card, " packing an electronic chip, can store everything found in a wallet or purse, a hospital record, a family tree, a university transcript - indeed, much of the detail that points to who a person is.

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