Database Definitions

FIELD
A space allocated for a particular item of information

RECORD
In database management systems, a complete set of information. Records are composed of fields, each of which contains one item of information

FILE
A collection of data or information that has a name, called the filename.

QUERY
A request for information from a database.

DATABASE
Often abbreviated DB. A collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data.

REPORT
A formatted and organized presentation of data

DBMS (Database Management System)
A collection of programs that enables you to store, modify, and extract information from a database.

DATA DICTIONARY
A file that defines the basic organization of a database. A data dictionary contains a list of all files in the database, the number of records in each file, and the names and types of each field.

DATA TYPE
In programming, classification of a particular type of information