Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Record

Record

A single document in a database. In an electronic index, a record consists of a citation (with or without an abstract) for a single periodical article.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

recorder
Music; General music

End-blown woodwind instrument with a whistle mouthpiece, generally associated with early music.

recorder
Music; General music

End-blown woodwind instrument with a whistle mouthpiece, generally associated with early music.

on the record
Legal services; Family law

The official record of what goes on in the courtroom. Whenever you are in the courtroom and the judge is present, you should assume that you are on the record and being recorded. ...

recorder
Computer; Software; Software engineering

In an inspection (not a walkthrough), the individual that documents anomalies, action items, decisions, recommendations made by the inspection team, and record inspection data ...

record
Computer; Software; Software engineering

A set of related data items treated as a unit. For example, in stock control, the data for each invoice could constitute one record.

record
Legal services; Courts

All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.

serial
Library & information science; Library

Any publication issued in successive parts, appearing at intervals, usually regular ones, and, as a rule, intended to be continued indefinitely. The term includes Periodicals, ...

report
Library & information science; Library

An official or formal record of the activities of a committee or corporate entity, or of a special investigation, or of the proceedings of a governmental body. The term is also ...

set
Library & information science; Library

A group of related items. When conducting a search in a database, the results of a search form a set. See also Boolean logic.

bookstacks
Library & information science; Library

Often called the Stacks, this multi-story section of the main Library contains approximately 65% of the Library's collection, or 6 million volumes.

issue
Library & information science; Library

A single uniquely numbered or dated part of a periodical or newspaper.

microfilm
Library & information science; Library

Photographic film showing micro images of publications, such as the contents of journals.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Government Category: American government

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

The United States Anti-Doping Agency is a organisation and the national anti-doping organisation of the United States of America. The organisation was ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Medicine

Category: Health   1 20 Terms

iPhone 6

Category: Technology   2 8 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS