Database applications

Database applications

Software that facilitates communication between a human user and a database.

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Internet engineering task force (IETF)

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The body that defines standard internet operating protocols such as TCP/IP, standards that are expressed in the form of Requests for Comments (RFCs).

Cardinality

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The number of rows in a table. See also column, row, and table.

Slowly changing dimensions

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The tendency of dimension records to change gradually or occasionally over time.

Cell

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A single data value of an expression. In a dimensioned expression, a cell is identified by one value from each of the dimensions of the expression. For example, in a variable with the dimensions ...

Snapshots

Software; Database applications

A copy of the data in a database at any given point in time.

Change data capture

Software; Database applications

The process of capturing changes made to a production data source. Change data ensures that data is synchronised with the original source and reduces data volume in a data warehousing environment.