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| Access | A database management system that can be used independently or as part of the Microsoft Office Suite. |
| Database | An organized collection of facts about a particular subject. A way to organize vast amounts of data so that it can be easily accessed, analyzed, or updated. |
| Form | A format that displays one record at a time. These are used to gather, enter, or update data. |
| Query | A structured way to tell Access to retrieve data that meets certain criteria from one of more database tables. |
| Report | A formatted way to display information retrieved from the database. Formats and analyzes data you specify. |
| Record | This is a set of details about a specific item. |
| Field | This contains a detail about the record. |
| Field name | This is the header at the top of each column in a table. |
| Field contents | This is specific data that is contained in each row of a column. |
| Database Management System | This provides functions to store, search, filter, query, and report on the data in the database. |
