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Glossary

Term Description
data integrity The accuracy and reliability of the data.
database A structured collection of data.
event A set occurance that triggers the execution of one or more database operations or tasks.
foreign key A column or set of columns that establishes a relationship with the primary key of another table.
join An action to combine two or more tables into a new table.
log A chronologically ordered record of information.
log table A table that stores log data.
referential relationship Describes how data in one table relate to another table.
relational database management system (RDBMS) A software system that allows the creation, management, and administration of relational databases.
table A collection of related data organized into rows and columns.
SQL A programming language used for managing and manipulating data within a relational database system.
MySQL A relational database management system that uses Structured Query language (SQL) to access and manipulate databases.
MySQLWorkBench An administration tool that uses SQL in its program to manage relational databases.
trigger A database object that automatically executes a set of actions in response to certain events such as an data insert.
view A representation of a subset of the data stored in the tables aimed at simplifying complex queries.