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| CRITERIA TABLE | In a databsse, it contains the field names of the fields you want to search and the criteria or conditions that records must meet. |
| DATABASE | A computer file made up of a collection of many small sets of data about the same topic. |
| DATABASE BLOCK | In a database, it's the block of cells that contain the records, fields, and field names. |
| ENTRY | A piece of information entered into a database field. |
| FIELD | A category of information. |
| FIELD FORMATS (FIELD TYPE) | Different kinds of data that can be stored in fields. |
| FIELD NME | Label that identifies a column of data in a database. |
| LENGTH | The number of characters that a database field can hold. |
| WIDTH | The number of characters that can fit in a database field. |
| RECORD | A complete set of database fields. |
| TABLE | A method of storing data, similar to a spreadsheet. |
| ROW | A record or complete set of data. |
| COLUMN | A field or category of information; in a spreadsheet, identified by letters of the alphabet. |
| SORT | To organize data alphabetically or in a numerical order. |
| ASCENDING | To sort from smallest to largest. (from A-Z and from 1-9) |
| DESCENDING | To sort from largest to smallest. (from Z-A and from 9-1) |
| FORM | A form is a window for viweing the data in one or more tables. |
| QUERY | Allows you to see or work with a portion of a table by limiting the numbers of fields and by selecting specific records. |
| REPORT | Is formatted information from a table or query that you can send to a printer. Reports can include a detailed list of records, calculated values of and totals from records. |
