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Glossary
database field
database field
A field used to extract values from a local database and form the structure upon which a
database is built.
database record
The information in a database for a person, product, event, and so on. The database
record is made up of individual fields for each information item.
database table
A structure, made up of columns and rows, that holds information in a database.
Database tables provide a means of storing information that changes too often to “hardcode,” or store permanently, in the transaction outline.
dB
decibel
DB
database
DBC
database checking process
DBMS
database management system
DC
direct current
DCE
data communications equipment
DCP
digital communications protocol
debug
The process of locating and correcting errors in computer programs; also referred to as
troubleshooting.
default
The way a computer performs a task in the absence of other instructions.
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CONVERSANT System Version 8.0 New System Installation 585-313-149