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| and | term used in searching databases which indicates that two criteria only records satisfying both criteria should be selected |
| sort | Aorganizing records database in a specific order, either alphabetically or numerically; arrange |
| computer accessible news source | computer database of news and information which is updated frequently, usually daily, and available to be searched by dates and keywords |
| connectors | term used in searching databases which indicates which records satisfying one criterion or both should be selected |
| data | general term for pieces of information that a computer processes |
| database | collection of data organized for search and retrieval |
| computer database | database accessed by computer |
| print database | database available in printed format |
| current database | collection of data updated frequently and usually a computer database |
| editing | to make any change to the contents of a database |
| entering | to type an item of information into a field in a database |
| field | an item of information in a record of a file in a database; category |
| file | collection of related records in a database |
| information accessing | process of searching for information located in a database |
| or | term used in searching databases which indicates that for two criteria all records satisfying either one criterion or both criteria should be selected |
| record | collection or listing of related fields or categories in a database file |
| report | display (on the screen or printed onto paper) records or parts records of a database that satisfy a particular search or sort |
| search | process of choosing all records of a database that meet or satisfy a criterion; select, find, match, query, or filter |
