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difference between terminology
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:15 am
by djcrisp
what is the difference between a database, catalog, table, and record in MySQL???
any help is appreciated. can't seem to find out.
thanks in advance

Re: difference between terminology
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:42 am
by Cirdan
A database is the main container, which holds the tables. Tables hold the actual data, and describe the columns, just like a spreadsheet.
Re: difference between terminology
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:13 am
by requinix
...and a catalog (of a database) keeps track of the stuff it contains, and a record is an entry in a table.
See also Wikipedia. Srsly. A
Database has a
Database catalog containing things like
Tables, which in turn have
Records.