Terminology


No Word Definition
1 Domain A set of values that define the value range for an attribute.
2 Attribute The basic unit in a relation (table) definition. Each attribute has a domain associated with it.
3 Relation Schema
(Table Schema)
Defines the structure of a relation (table) which consists of a set of attributes and an association between each attribute and its domain
4 Relational Database
Schema
A collection of relation (table) schemas.
5 Tuple (record/row) A list of values with each value being an element in a domain or NULL. A tuple represent a record or row in a table (relation).
6 Relation (Table) An instance of a relation schema which is composed of a set of tuples.
7 Database A collection of relations (tables).