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sea change

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sea change

A complete transformation. The transition from using desktop computers to mobile devices represents a sea change in data management within the field of information technology.

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sea change

Fig. a major change or transformation. This is not the time for a sea change in our manufacturing division. There are too many orders at the moment.

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