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Database applications
Software that facilitates communication between a human user and a database.
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Family
Software; Database applications
A group of related dimension values that correspond to the levels of the dimension hierarchy. Dimension values within a family can relate to each other as ancestor, parent, child, and descendant.
Fibre distributed data interface (FDDI)
Software; Database applications
A high-speed (100Mbps) local-area-networking standard that uses fiber-optic cable suitable for mainframe computer communications and other applications.
File transfer protocol (FTP)
Software; Database applications
Part of the TCP/IP suite of protocols that enables the fetching and storing of files between hosts on the internet.
Foreign key
Software; Database applications
A key data value that may comprise one or more columns in a relational database table that joins to a primary key on another table.
Form-based authentication
Software; Database applications
The ability for a Web container to provide an application-specific form for login.
Independent software vendor (ISV)
Software; Database applications
A company that makes and sells software products that run on one or more computer hardware or operating system platforms.
Index
Software; Database applications
An area of the database storage dedicated to holding key data values to allow direct access to a database row.
