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

Revision as of 06:28, 27 August 2016

« as of 2016-08-27, editions Mobile 3.9.7, Desktop 1.0.3 »

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

Aggregation
In Memento, the set of operations and views that apply to the entire library or to each entry group in the library as well as to the entire library. Operations include sum, average, maximum, and minimum. Views include showing entries from related libraries when they are related to the shown entries of the current library.
Autofill
In Memento, the act of filling in data from an appropriate external data source when an entry is created
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; or the entire Memento Cloud for a given user.
Card
Synonym: dialog, form
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.
Dialog
Synonym: card, form (In Memento, the term card is preferred.)
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.
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.
Form
Synonym: card, dialog (In Memento, the term card is preferred.)
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.
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
List
A list is just a list — a sequence of items of whatever sort. There are a few primary lists of interest in Memento, however, starting with the list of libraries and the list of entries within a Library. Each of these is a dedicated screen.
Page
Context - Memento Entry Cards
A subdivision of the set of fields 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.
Context - the Moment Wiki
Add in any wiki, the information is organized primarily in pages. These are Web pages. The secondary organizing unit in wikis is the category.
Record
Synonyms: entry, row (In Memento, the term entry is preferred.)
A unit of fielded data within a library
Right-side Menu
Context - Memento Library List
On the right edge of a Library List screen is a menu that can be pulled out, part way or fully, by dragging from the right edge to the left. This menu contains options affecting the view of entries.
Row
Synonyms: entry, record (In Memento, the term entry is preferred.)
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
An Action one can perform on the entries in an Entries List.
See Right-side Menu.
Screen
As Memento is an application running natively on a device, its display normally consumes the device's entire screen. In certain circumstances — such as on devices that support multitasking — a Memento screen may occupy only a portion of the device's screen.
Table
Synonym: library (In Memento, the term library is preferred.)
A container for rows (entries, records) of fielded data