database table

A Table organizes the information about a single topic into rows and columns.

Database table is a set of data elements (values) using a model of vertical columns (which are identified by their name) and horizontal rows, the cell being the unit where a row and column intersect:

The table allows you to see all of the records stored in the database. Tables can store many records, from a few dozens for a small database up to millions for a large database.

Computer-based databases are usually organized into one or more tables. A table stores data in a format similar to a published table and consists of a series of rows and columns.

To carry the analogy further, just as a published table will have a title at the top of each column, so each column in a database table will have a name, often called a field name. The term field is often used instead of column.

A table has a specified number of columns, but can have any number of rows. Each row is identified by one or more values appearing in a particular column subset.