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| Access | The Microsoft Office RDBMS application. |
| Alphabetical Order | Ascending Order. |
| Append | Adding data to the end of table. |
| Ascending Order | In order from lowest to highest. Also called alphabetical order when a sort is based on a text field and chronological when a sort is based on a date field. |
| Attachment Field | A field that stores a file. |
| AutoNumberField | A field that automatically stores a numeric value that is one greater than that in the last record added. |
| Boundary | The column borders in the table. |
| Chronological Order | Ascending Order. |
| Currency Field | A field that stores dollar amounts. |
| Database | An organized collection of related data. |
| Database Schema | A description of the data and the organization of the data into tables in a relational database. |
| Datasheet | The data for a table organized with fields in columns and records in rows. |
| Date/Time Field | A field that stores a date or time. |
| Descending Order | In order from highest to lowest. |
| Design View | The table view that shows the field definitions for a table. |
| Entry | The data for a field. |
| Field | A column in a table. Used to store data. |
| Filtering | Displaying records based on a specified criteria. |
| Fixed | A field format that displays a value to a specified number of decimal places. |
| Form | A database object used for entering records into a table and for viewing existing records. |
| Form View | Used for entering records with a form. |
| Format | The way data in a field is displayed. |
| General Number | A field format that displays a number exactly as typed. |
| Hyperlink Field | A field that stores a link to a file, e-mail address, or Web site address. |
| Importing data | Converting a file created in one application for use by the receiving application. |
| Landscape Orientation | A print setting that uses the widest part of the paper to print across. |
