Record- A group of related fields, or a single field, treated as a unit and comprising part of a file or data set, for purposes of input, processing, output, or storage by a computer.
File- A collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium.
Query- A user's request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine.
Database- A comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer
Report- output, especially printed, containing organized information.
DBMS- Data Base Management System: software that mediates access to, additions and deletions of, and changes in data contained in a database, so as to store and access data efficiently and control which data particular programs or individuals are allowed to use.
Data Dictionary- A data structure that stores meta-data, i.e. data about data. The term "data dictionary" has several uses. Most generally it is a set of data descriptions that can be shared by several applications. Usually it means a table in a database that stores the names, field types, length, and other characteristics of the fields in the database tables.
Data Type- A data type (or datatype) In programming, a classification identifying one of various types of data, as floating-point, integer, or Boolean, stating the possible values for that type, the operations that can be done on that type, and the way the values of that type are stored.
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