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| Layout View | The view used for formatting a form. |
| Long Form | A date/time format that displays data in a form similar to Friday, May 5, 2012 or 10:12:20 AM. |
| Long Integer | A field size that indicates a whole number. |
| Lookup Field | A field that stores data retrieved from a field in another table. |
| Medium Form | A date/time format that displays data in a form similar to 24-June-12 or 10:12 AM. |
| Memo Field | A field that stores several lines of text. |
| Name | Word or words used to describe the data stored in a field. |
| Navigation Pane | Used to run, open, and manage the objects of an Access database. |
| Number Field | A field that stores only numeric values. |
| Percent | A field format that multiplies the value entered by 100 and displays it with a percent sign. |
| Populating a Database | Adding records to a database. |
| Portrait Orientation | A print setting that uses the narrowest part of the paper to print across. |
| Primary Key | A field in a table that is designated to contain unique data. |
| RDBMS(Relational Database Management System) | A software application that contains tools to manage data, answer queries, create user-friendly forms for data entry, and generate printed reports. |
| Record | A set of data for the fields in a table. |
| Record Controls | Used for displaying a specific record in a form or for displaying a new, empty record. Located at the bottom of a form. |
| Record Selector | The gray box to the left of each record in a datasheet. |
| Short Form | A date/time format that displays data in a form similar to 6/24/12 or 10:12. |
| Single | A field size that indicates a number with a decimal portion. |
| Size | The number of characters or the type of number a field can store. |
| Sorting | Placing records in a specified order. |
| Standard | A field format that displays a number with a thousands separator, usually a comma. |
| 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. |
| Updating | Modifying a record. |
| Yes/No Field | A field that is either selected or not selected to represent yes/no, true/false, or on/off. |
