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| Query | a question represented in a way that Access can understand |
| QBE grid | (query-by-example) – section of the query window where you specify fields to be included, the sort order, and the criteria that the records you are looking for must satisfy |
| Criteria | limits the results of a query to only those records that match what you enter |
| Run button (!) | causes Access to perform the steps necessary to obtain and display the answer to a query |
| Dynaset | the set of records that make up the answer to a query |
| Clear grid | used to clear the QBE grid so that a new query can be run |
| Wildcards | symbols that represent any character or combination of characters |
| Show check box | allows fields to be used as part of a query, but not appear in the result |
| Join | to find records in two tables that have identical values in matching fields |
| Computed field | the result of performing mathematical functions on fields in a query |
