Database Administration Definitions
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field
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.
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foreign key
A foreign key is a column or columns of data in one table that refers to the unique data values -- often the primary key data -- in another table.
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MySQL
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) based on SQL (Structured Query Language).
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object-oriented database management system (OODBMS)
An object-oriented database management system (OODBMS), sometimes shortened to ODBMS for object database management system, is a database management system (DBMS) that supports the modelling and creation of data as objects.
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Oracle
Oracle is one of the largest vendors in the enterprise IT market and the shorthand name of its flagship product, a relational database management system (RDBMS) that's formally called Oracle Database.
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record
In computer data processing, a record is a collection of data items arranged for processing by a program.
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sharding
Sharding is a type of database partitioning that separates large databases into smaller, faster, more easily managed parts.