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Access Basics
Term | Definition |
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Best fit | The term used when a column in a datasheet is resized to the best width for the data contained in the column. |
Compacting | A process that rearranges the way a database is stored on disk and optimizes the performance of the database. |
Database | A collection of objects that work together to store, retrieve, display, and summarize data and also to automate tasks. |
Database management system (DBMS) | A program that you use to store, retrieve, analyze, and print information. |
Datasheet | Displays the data for a table or query in rows and columns, with records in rows and fields in columns. |
Datasheet selector | The box in the upper-left corner of a datasheet that, when clicked, selects all fields and records in the datasheet. |
Datasheet view | The view of a database table that displays data in rows and columns. |
Field | A single characteristic in a table's design that appears in a datasheet as a column. |
Field name | The name of a column in a database table. |
Field selector | The top of a column in a datasheet that contains the field name. Clicking a field selector selects the column. |
Field value | The specific data stored in a field for a record. |
Navigation pane | The pane in Access that displays the objects in a database. |
Record | The collection of field values for a complete set of data. |
Record selector | The box to the left of a record in a datasheet that, when clicked, selects the entire record. |