5. A query processor in accordance with claim 4, wherein said translator means further comprises normalizer means for receiving said eighth signals and producing therefrom, ninth signals corresponding to said input query cast in terms of base tables and without references to views, said translator means further processing said ninth signals to produce said second signals.
5. A query processor in accordance with claim 4, wherein said translator means further comprises normalizer means for receiving said eighth signals and producing therefrom, ninth signals corresponding to said input query cast in terms of base tables and without references to views, said translator means further processing said ninth signals to produce said second signals. 6. A query processor in accordance with claim 5, wherein said translator means further comprises planner means for receiving said ninth signals and producing in response thereto, tenth signals corresponding to one of a plurality of methods for recasting the input query as a family of related, but independently processable, queries, said translator means further processing said tenth signals to produce said second signals.