+ </note -->
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gloss-table">
+ <glossterm>Table</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A collection of data which is defined, stored and accessed as
+ tuples of attribute values (i.e., rows and columns).
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gloss-transaction">
+ <glossterm>Transaction</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ An atomic unit of one or more SQL statements of which all or none are
+ successfully executed.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Tuple</glossterm>
+ <glosssee otherterm="gloss-record" />
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gloss-view">
+ <glossterm>View</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A table display whose structure and content are derived from an
+ existing table via a query.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gloss-view-class">
+ <glossterm>View Class</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ The class <function>standard-db-object</function> or one of
+ its subclasses.