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| Microsoft Access | The database management system in Microsoft Office |
| Database | an organized collection of facts about a particular subject |
| Access Database | the electronic equivalent of a manual database |
| Database Objects | the tools you need to store, maintain, search, analyze, and report on the data in your database |
| Table | a datasheet |
| Form | a format that displays one record at a time; used to enter or update data |
| Query | a structured way to tell Access to retreive data that meets certain criteria from one or more database tables |
| Report | a formatted way to display information retrieved from the database |
| Record | a set of details about aspecific item |
| Field | each column in a table; headed by a field name |
| Field Name | the heading for a field |
| Field Contents | specific data contained in each field |
| Data Type | text with a default Field Size of 50 characters |
| Field Description | an optional field that helps you describe the field and that can be viewed by the user |
| Primary Key | the fieldused to efficiently select information from different tables within a database; must be unique to each record |
