Database Design and Modeling Definitions
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ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is an application program interface from Microsoft that lets a programmer writing Windows applications get access to a relational or non-relational database from both Microsoft and other database providers.
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AdventureWorks Database
AdventureWorks Database is a sample OLTP database that Microsoft ships with all of its SQL Server database products.
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups
AlwaysOn Availability Groups is a database mirroring technique for Microsoft SQL Server that allows administrators to pull together a group of user databases that can fail over together.
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AS1 (Applicability Statement 1)
AS1 (Applicability Statement is a specification for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) communications between businesses using e-mail protocols.
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B-tree
A B-tree is a method of placing and locating files (called records or keys) in a database.
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binary tree
A binary tree is a method of placing and locating files (called records or keys) in a database, especially when all the data is known to be in random access memory (RAM).
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bit bucket
Computer jargon users say that data which has been lost or thrown away has gone in the bit bucket.
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BLOB (binary large object)
In computers, a BLOB (binary large object), pronounced BLAHB and sometimes spelled in all lower case, is a large file, typically an image or sound file, that must be handled (for example, uploaded, downloaded, or stored in a database) in a special way because of its size.
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block
A block is a contiguous set of bits or bytes that forms an identifiable unit of data.
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C++
C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language that is viewed by many as the best language for creating large-scale applications.
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catalog
In computing, a catalog is a directory of information about data sets, files, or a database.
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data mart (datamart)
A data mart is a repository of data gathered from operational data and other sources that is designed to serve a particular community of knowledge workers.
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data structure
A data structure is a specialized format for organizing and storing data.
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database (DB)
A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated.
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database administrator (DBA)
A database administrator (DBA) directs or performs all activities related to maintaining a successful database environment.