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; <div id=action></div>Action | |||
: A JavaScript script stored within a library that is set to run upon the pressing of the Play icon (like a YouTube Play icon) by the user | |||
: See [[Actions]] | |||
; <div id=aggregation></div>Aggregation | ; <div id=aggregation></div>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. | : 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. | ||
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; <div id=database></div>Database | ; <div id=database></div>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. | : 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. | ||
; <div id=DBMS>DBMS | |||
: (Relational database term) | |||
: Stands for '''D'''ata'''B'''ase '''M'''anagement '''S'''ystem. | |||
: A relational DBMS (or RDBMS) is an app, often a server app, that stores information on a database in a [[#Relational|relational]] manner and allows access to it using queries to the DBMS. | |||
; <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 Mobile Memento, the term ''card'' is preferred.)<br/>A proper subset of a screen that pops up modally "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 | ; <div id="display"></div>Display | ||
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; <div id=form></div>Form | ; <div id=form></div>Form | ||
: Synonyms: [[#card|Card]], [[#dialog|Dialog]] (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]], [[#dialog|Dialog]] (In Mobile 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. | ||
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; <div id=record></div>Record | ; <div id=record></div>Record | ||
: Synonyms: [[#entry|Entry]], [[#row|Row]] (In Memento, the term ''entry'' is preferred.)<br/>A unit of fielded data within a library | : Synonyms: [[#entry|Entry]], [[#row|Row]] (In Memento, the term ''entry'' is preferred.)<br/>A unit of fielded data within a library | ||
; <div id=Relational></div>Relational | |||
: In databases, ''relational'' data means data arranged in rows & columns, as in a table or spreadsheet, where field names are represented by the column headings and entries or records are represented by rows in the table or sheet. | |||
; <div id="right-side menu"></div>Right-side Menu : | ; <div id="right-side menu"></div>Right-side Menu : | ||
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== S == | == S == | ||
; <div id=screen></div>Screen — the content of a mobile display or desktop window | ; <div id=screen></div>Screen — the content of a mobile display or desktop window | ||
: | : (Mobile term) | ||
: As Memento is an application running natively on a device, its screen normally consumes the device's entire display, making the terms ''screen'' & ''display'' 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. | |||
; <div id=sort></div>Sort | ; <div id=sort></div>Sort | ||
: The ordering of a list of entries of library data by the values of one or more fields of the library | : 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.<br/>See [[#right-side menu|right-side menu]]. | :; Context - Memento Entries List : An Action one can perform on the entries in an Entries List.<br/>See [[#right-side menu|right-side menu]]. | ||
; <div id=sql></div>SQL | |||
: (Relational database term) | |||
: Stands for '''S'''tructured '''Q'''uery '''L'''anguage. It is a high-level language used to access a relational [[#DBMS|DBMS]]. | |||
; <div id=subheader></div>Static panel | ; <div id=subheader></div>Static panel | ||