table : row : column = entity : occurrence : ?
From: TC <x_at_x.x>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 16:10:45 -0800
Message-ID: <91h06t$cm0$1_at_slb0.atl.mindspring.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 16:10:45 -0800
Message-ID: <91h06t$cm0$1_at_slb0.atl.mindspring.net>
I have a question about the terminology used in database design.
Suppose I have a table that stores flower data. One of the records
represents the lily and one of the fields holds habitat info. If I am not
mistaken, "flower" is an entity and "lily" is an occurrence of that entity,
where "entity" and "occurrence" are specific technical terms in the database
world. What, then, is "habitat"? I can think of several words that might
apply ("property", "attribute", etc.), but if there is an established term I
would like to know it.
Can anyone recommend a book that discusses database design theory at this level?
-TC
(cross-posted in comp.databases)
Received on Sun Dec 17 2000 - 01:10:45 CET