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Another name or term for a table or column.

American National Standards Institute.

A set of menus, forms, reports, and code that performs a business function using a database.

An area in memory for editing or execution of SQL.

The result of not joining tables in the WHERE clause of a SQL statement. When tables in a query are not joined, every row in one table is paired with every row in all other tables.

The client is typically a PC, but can be another server that is dependent on another computer for data, services, or processing. A client application enables a client machine to communicate with a server.

A part of a table that has a name and a specific data type.

Makes changes to data permanent.

An index that is composed of two or more columns.

Search criteria in a query's WHERE clause that evaluates to TRUE or FALSE.

A value that does not change.

Restrictions on data that are enforced at the data level.

A work area in memory where the current SQL statement is stored.

Another name for the system catalog.

Defines data as a type, such as number, date, or character.

A collection of data.

Database Administrator. An individual who manages a database.

Data Definition Language.

A value used when no specification has been made.

Unique; used in the SELECT clause to return unique values.

Data Manipulation Language.

An object that is associated with a data type to which constraints may be attached; similar to a user-defined type.

Data Query Language.

Users whose jobs require them to query or manipulate data in the database. The end user is the individual for which the database exists.

Another name for a column in a table.

One or more columns whose values are based on the primary key column values in another table.

The search of a table from a query without the use of an index.

An operation that is predefined and can be used in a SQL statement to manipulate data.

Graphical User Interface.

The computer on which a database is located.

Pointers to table data that make access to a table more efficient.

Java Database Connectivity. Software that allows a Java program to communicate with a database in order to process data.

Combines data from different tables by linking columns. Used in the WHERE clause of a SQL statement.

A column or columns that identify rows of a table.

Designing a database to reduce redundancy by breaking large tables down into smaller, more manageable tables.

A value that is unknown.

Elements in a database, such as triggers, tables, views, and procedures.

Open Database Connectivity is software that allows for standard communication with a database. ODBC is typically used for inter-database communication between different implementations, and for communication between a client application and a database.

A reserved word or symbol used to perform an operation, such as addition or subtraction.

Internal mechanism of the database (consists of rules and code) that decides how to execute a SQL statement and return an answer.

A value or range of values that is used to resolve a part of a SQL statement or program.

A specified table column that uniquely identifies rows of the table.

Specific permissions that are granted to users to perform a specific action in the database.

A set of instructions that are saved for repeated calling and execution.

A database user account that represents all database users.

A SQL statement that is used to retrieve data from a database.

Assures that values from one column depend on the values from another column. Referential integrity is normally used between two tables, but in some tables, can be used so that a table references itself. A self-referenced table is referred to as a recursive relationship.

A database that is organized into tables that consist of rows, which contain the same sets of data items, where tables in the database are related to one another through common keys.

A database object that is associated with a group of system and/or object privileges, used to simplify security management.

A command that undoes all transactions since the last COMMIT or SAVEPOINT command was issued.

Sets of records in a table.

A specified point in a transaction to which you can roll back or undo changes.

A set of related objects in a database owned by a single database user.

The process of ensuring that data in a database is fully protected at all times.

Structured Query Language.

SQL code that is stored in a database and ready to execute.

A SELECT statement embedded within another SQL statement.

Another name given to a table or view.

A set of rules that shows mandatory and optional parts of a SQL statement's construction.

Collection of tables or views that contain information about the database.

The basic logical storage unit for data in a relational database.

One or more SQL statements that are executed as a single unit.

A stored procedure that executes upon specified events in a database, such as before or after an update of a table.

A data type that is defined by a user, which can be used to define table columns.

A value that does not remain constant.

A database object that is created from one or more tables and can be used the same as a table. A view is a virtual table that has no storage requirements of its own.