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| Alphabetic index | Grouping of items by a common first character. |
| Bang operator | A report that displays data from an underlying table, query, or SQL statement as specified in the report’s Record Source property. |
| Conditional formatting | A way to apply formatting to specific controls based on a comparison to a rule set. |
| Junction table | A form related to the main form that is not stored within the main form. |
| Linked form | A form related to the main form that is not stored within the main form. |
| Main form | A form that contains a subform. |
| Main report | A report that contains a subreport. |
| Many-to-many relationship | A relationship between tables where one record in one table has many matching records in a second table, and a single record in the related table has many matching records in the first table. |
| mini toolbar | A miniature, semitransparent toolbar that is used to work with objects on the screen. |
| Multi-page form | A form that displays the data from the underlying table or query on more than one page. |
| Nested subform | A subform that is embedded within another subform. |
| Parameter query | A query that prompts an individual for criteria before running the query. |
| Split form | An object that displays data in two views—Form view and Datasheet view—on a single form. |
| SQL statement | An instruction using Structured Query Language. |
| Subform | A form that is embedded within another form. |
| Subreport | A report that is embedded within another report. |
| Syntax | The set of rules by which words and symbols in an expression are combined. |
| Tab control | A control that is used to display data on the main form on different tabs, similar to the way database objects, such as forms and tables, display on different tabs. |
| Unbound report | A report that does not display data from an underlying table, query, or SQL statement and has an empty Record Source property setting. |
