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Randy wrote:
> I am getting confused as to what is the difference between an attribute
> and an element. People seem to use the terms all over the place. I
> googled it and it seems that attribute is the correct term. I had
> someone even say that attribute are groups of elements ... Anybody know
> of a definitive site for the nomenclature?
No, but AFAIR the correct terms should be "table/columns" for physical database and "entity/attributes" for ER-diagram.
Kind regards,
-- Cris Carampa (spamto:cris119_at_operamail.com) I went to the market to realise my soul 'Cause what I need I just don't haveReceived on Fri Jun 30 2006 - 09:29:50 CDT