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future revisions.
+
+ Attribute
+
+
+ A property of objects stored in a database table. Attributes are
+ represented as columns (or fields) in a table.
+
+
+
Active database
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@
Connection
-
+
+
+ Column
+
+
+
+ Data Definition Language (DDL)
+
+
+
+ The subset of SQL used for defining and examining the
+ structure of a database.
+
+
+
+
+ Data Manipulation Language (DML)
+
+
+
+ The subset of SQL used for inserting, deleting, updating and
+ fetching data in a database.
+
+
database
+
+ Database Object
+
+ An object of type database.
+
+
+
+ Field
+
+
+
+ Field Types Specifier
+
+ A value that specifies the type of each field in a query.
+
+
Foreign Function Interface
(FFI)
@@ -49,26 +98,45 @@
-
- Database Object
+
+ Query
- An object of type database.
+
+ An SQL statement which returns a set of results.
+
-
- Field Types Specifier
+
+ RDBMS
- A value that specifies the type of each field in a query.
+
+ A Relational DataBase Management System
+ (RDBMS) is a software package for managing
+ a database in which the data is defined, organised and
+ accessed as rows and columns of a table.
+
+
+
+
+ Record
+
+
+ A sequence of attribute values stored in a database table.
+
+
+ Row
+
+
Structured Query Language
(SQL)
- An ANSI standard language for storing and retrieving data
- in a relational database.
+ An ANSI standard language for storing and retrieving data
+ in a relational database.
@@ -77,11 +145,51 @@
Either a string containing a valid SQL statement, or
an object of type sql-expression.
-
+
+
+
+
+
+ Table
+
+
+ A collection of data which is defined, stored and accessed as
+ tuples of attribute values (i.e., rows and columns).
+
+
+
+
+ Transaction
+
+
+ An atomic unit of one or more SQL statements of which all or none are
+ successfully executed.
+
+
+
+
+ Tuple
+
+
+
+ View
+
+
+ A table display whose structure and content are derived from an
+ existing table via a query.
+
+
+
+
+ View Class
+
+
+ The class standard-db-object or one of
+ its subclasses.