Glossary

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The following terms include those that are Memento-specific and those that relate to the user of databases and mobile applications.

Database

A general term for an organized set of data, gathered and organized for a purpose, generally comprising multiple libraries. One could consider the set of libraries within a Group to be a database; or perhaps each set of libraries that are linked together to formulate a solution.

Entry

Synonyms: record, row
A unit of fielded data within a library

Filter

The restriction of a list of library entries based on field values.
Context: Memento Entries List
See Right-side Menu.

Group

Context: Memento Library List
A subdivision of the libraries in a database. Groups simplify lists of libraries. They are merely containers; there is no Group functionality.
Context: Memento Entries List
The act of summarizing a list of entries by the values of a field of the library.
See Right-side Menu.

Library

Synonym: table
A container for entries (records, rows) of fielded data.

Page

Context: Memento Entry Cards
The subdivision of the field of a library. The initial page for a library is on a tab called MAIN. The user can add more pages; each will have a name and a tab; and each will have its own set of fields. Each entry in a library contains all fields across all pages.

Record

Synonyms: entry, row
A unit of fielded data within a library

Row

Synonyms: entry, record
A unit of fielded data within a library

Sort

The ordering of a list of entries of library data by the values of one or more fields of the library
Context: Memento Entries List
See Right-side Menu.

Table

Synonym: library
A container for rows (entries, records) of fielded data