Re: DB comparison case (in)sensitivity ordering

> Is that so, Mr. Celko? I thought tables had rows, and rows had columns
> (sorry, couldn't resist).

I think you should have resisted. Rows do not have columns. Tables have columns, as well as rows.

The intersection of a row and a column holds a single value. I've seen this called a cell or a field. I've also seen it called a "value", but I think that's unfortunate.

In any event, a column is more than a field. A set of values can be held in a column, one value for each row.

> "Words used by a person" => "Way the person thinks"

I see your point on this one, but I also see Joe's point. In a newsgroup, there is very little other than the words used in a message to tell the group what the writer is thinking.

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