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flexfield
05 Jul 2004
WORD - In an Oracle environment, a flexfield is a database field that has flexibility built into it so that users can define reporting structures that are relevant to their specific organizations. Two types of flexfields are ...
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row
27 Oct 2003
WORD - In a database, a row (sometimes called a record) is the set of fields within a table that are relevant to a specific entity. For example, in a table called customer contact information, a row would likely contain fields such ...
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extent
05 Jul 2003
WORD - 1) An extent is a set of contiguous blocks allocated in a database. In the Oracle database program, the first set of contiguous blocks, set up automatically when a segment is created, is called the initial extent. After the ...
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foreign key
27 May 2003
WORD - A foreign key, also called a foreign keyword, in a database table is a key from another table that refers to (or targets) a specific key, usually the primary key , in the table being used. A primary key can be targeted by ...
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splay tree
04 Jan 2001
WORD - A splay tree is a self-adjusting search algorithm for placing and locating files (called records or keys) in a database. The algorithm finds data by repeatedly making choices at decision points called nodes.In a splay tree, ...
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quad tree
07 Jun 2003
WORD - A quad tree is a method of placing and locating files (called records or keys) in a database. The algorithm finds data by repeatedly dividing the number of ultimately accessible records in four parts until only one remains.In ...
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field
27 Oct 2003
WORD - A field is an area in a fixed or known location in a unit of data such as a record, message header, or computer instruction that has a purpose and usually a fixed size. In some contexts, a field can be subdivided into smaller ...
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record
27 Oct 2003
WORD - 1) In computer data processing, a record is a collection of data items arranged for processing by a program. Multiple records are contained in a file or data set. The organization of data in the record is usually ...
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