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{{Stamp| | {{Stamp|2021-04-30|4.10.0|1.10.0}} | ||
The following terms include those that are Memento-specific and those that relate to the user of databases and mobile applications. | The following terms include those that are Memento-specific and those that relate to the user of databases and mobile applications. | ||
= Terms = | |||
== A == | == A == | ||
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; <div id=dialog></div>Dialog | ; <div id=dialog></div>Dialog | ||
: Synonyms: [[#card|Card]], [[#form|Form]] (In Memento, the term ''card'' is preferred.)<br/>A proper subset of a screen that pops up "in front of" a screen to support the collection of information or performance of a task, and upon completion, returns to the "underlying" screen. | : Synonyms: [[#card|Card]], [[#form|Form]] (In Memento, the term ''card'' is preferred.)<br/>A proper subset of a screen that pops up "in front of" a screen to support the collection of information or performance of a task, and upon completion, returns to the "underlying" screen. | ||
; <div id="display"></div>Display | |||
: (Mobile term) | |||
: In the '''mobile edition''', the way Memento is presented to the user, as a part of the device and its operating system. A app's screen is generally shown on the display. | |||
; <div id=team></div>Dropdown panel | ; <div id=team></div>Dropdown panel | ||
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== E == | == E == | ||
; <div id=entry></div>Entry | ; <div id=entry></div>Entry | ||
: Synonyms: [[#record|Record]], [[#row|row]]<br/>A unit of fielded data within a library | : Synonyms: [[#record|Record]], [[#row|row]]<br/>A unit of fielded data within a library<br/>An instance or occurrence of data across fields or columns | ||
; <div id="entries list footer bar"></div>Entries List Footer Bar | ; <div id="entries list footer bar"></div>Entries List Footer Bar | ||
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== F == | == F == | ||
; <div id=field></div>Field | |||
: A typed data item occupying a position within a library or table | |||
: Context - [[Glossary#Library|Library]] | |||
; <div id=filter></div>Filter | ; <div id=filter></div>Filter | ||
: The restriction of a list of library entries to those whose values match certain filtration criteria | : The restriction of a list of library entries to those whose values match certain filtration criteria | ||
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: In the desktop edition, a Memento window is at all times subdivided into panes. | : In the desktop edition, a Memento window is at all times subdivided into panes. | ||
: In the mobile edition, panes or sometimes sections are used '''TBD''' in the scripting screens of JavaScript fields and of triggers, actions, and custom data sources. | : In the mobile edition, panes or sometimes sections are used '''TBD''' in the scripting screens of JavaScript fields and of triggers, actions, and custom data sources. | ||
; <div id=pane_section></div>Pane section | |||
: (desktop term) | |||
: In the desktop edition, within a [[#window|window]] [[#pane|pane]], the '''content''' is often broken up into [[#pane_section|sections]]. A pane section is generally made up of a title, text, hyperlinks, and white space to visually separate the section from others. For example, the Memento opening window contains a center pane that is broken up into 3 sections — New Library, Recent, and Help. | |||
; <div id=panel></div>Panel | ; <div id=panel></div>Panel | ||
: (Desktop term) | : (Desktop term) | ||
: In the desktop edition, | : In the desktop edition, [[#window|window]] [[#pane|panes]] are frequently broken up into tiled [[#panel|panels]]. A panel may take the form of a [[#static_panel|static panel]], a [[#tabbed_panel|tabbed panel]], or a [[#dropdown_panel|dropdown panel]]. In any of these cases, a panel may contain buttons, dropdown lists, prompting text, text fields, etc. | ||
== R == | == R == | ||
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== S == | == S == | ||
; <div id=screen></div>Screen | ; <div id=screen></div>Screen — the content of a mobile display or desktop window | ||
: In the mobile edition, | : In the mobile edition, a '''display screen'''. As Memento is an application running natively on a device, its screen normally consumes the device's entire display, making the terms essentially synonymous. In certain circumstances — such as on devices that support multitasking — a Memento screen may occupy only a portion of the device's display. | ||
: In the desktop edition, a screen is | : In the desktop edition, a '''window screen'''. As Memento is an application running natively in a window, its screen normally consumes the device's entire window, making the terms essentially synonymous. The user interfaces of desktop & laptop machines are generally made up of [[#window|windows]] that may be minimized, maximized, or displayed as a window among other open windows whose contents (the screens) can at least partially be seen concurrently. | ||
; <div id=sort></div>Sort | ; <div id=sort></div>Sort | ||
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: In the '''mobile edition''', the following views are available: [[#list_view|List view]], [[#cards_view|Cards view]], [[#table_view|Table view]], [[#kanban_view|Kanban view]], & [[#calendar_view|Calendar view]]. | : In the '''mobile edition''', the following views are available: [[#list_view|List view]], [[#cards_view|Cards view]], [[#table_view|Table view]], [[#kanban_view|Kanban view]], & [[#calendar_view|Calendar view]]. | ||
: In the '''desktop edition''', the following views are available: [[#list_view|List view]], [[#table_view|Table view]], & [[#calendar_view|Calendar view]]. | : In the '''desktop edition''', the following views are available: [[#list_view|List view]], [[#table_view|Table view]], & [[#calendar_view|Calendar view]]. | ||
== W == | |||
; <div id="window"></div>Window | |||
: (Desktop term) | |||
: In the '''desktop edition''', the way Memento is presented to the user, as a part of the machine's operating system. | |||
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= Appendix: How various terms relate to each other = | |||
=== Memento vs Relational nomenclature === | |||
In Memento, terminology varies from that of other [[Glossary#DBMS|DBMS]] disciplines, notably ''relational'' DBMSes (or [[Glossary#RDBMS|RDBMSes]]). The following table shows the equivalencies between these:<big> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Memento !! Relational !! Definition | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Database|Database]] || Database | |||
| A generic term meaning the base of all interrelated data regarding a person's pursuit, an application, or a subject area. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Library|Library]] || [[Glossary#Table|Table]] | |||
| Entries & fields or rows & columns of data | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Field|Field]] || Field (or [[Glossary#Column|Column]]) | |||
| A typed data item occupying a position within a library or table | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Entry|Entry]] || [[Glossary#Record|Record]]<br/>(or row) | |||
| An instance or occurrence of data across fields or columns | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Entry name|Entry name]] || [[Glossary#Primary key|Primary key]] | |||
| The field or ordered set of fields (Column or ordered set of columns) that identify an entry or record | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glossary#Link to entry|Link to entry]] || [[Glossary#SQL|SQL]] | |||
| The means by which libraries or tables are related to each other | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Overview]] | [[Category:Overview]] | ||
</big> | |||