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| Access | The Microsoft Office RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) application |
| AutoNumber field | A field that automatically stores a numeric value that is one greater than that in the last record added |
| Currency field | A field that stores dollar amounts |
| Database | An organized collection of related data |
| Datasheet view | Used to display the basic structure of a table in a datasheet with fields in columns and records in rows |
| Date/Time field | A field that stores a date or time |
| Entry | The data for a field |
| Field | A column in a table. Used to store data |
| Filtering | Displaying records based on a specified criteria |
| Form | A database object used for entering records into a table and for viewing existing records |
| Number field | A field that stores only numeric values |
| Populating a database | Adding records to a database |
| Primary key | A field in a table that is designated to contain unique data |
| Record | A set of data for the fields in a table |
| Table | A database object that stores related data organized into rows and columns |
| Text field | A field that stores characters (letters, symbols, words, a combination of letters and numbers) and numbers that do not require calculations |
| Type | Field classification based on the data stored |
| Yes/No field | A field that is either selected or not selected to represent yes/no, true/false, or on/off |
