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; <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.

 

 

; <div id=card></div>Card : Synonyms: [[#dialog|dialog]], [[#form|form]]<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=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.

; <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.

 

 

 

; <div id=filter></div>Filter : The restriction of a list of library entries based on field values

; <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.

 

:; 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.<br/>See '''Right-side Menu'''.

 

 

; <div id=list></div>List : A list is just a list &mdash; 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.

 

 

; <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

:; 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.

 

 

; <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

 

; <div id=table></div>Table : Synonym: library (In Memento, the term ''library'' is preferred.)<br/>A container for rows (entries, records) of fielded data