The formal name for a table column in database terminology?

• A. Column
• B. Attribute
• C. Field
• D. Key

Answer: (C)

In relational database terminology, a field is the formal name for a table column. A field represents the data value in a single row for that column, and the column itself is a collection of these fields across all rows. While column is the everyday term you’ll hear, field is the precise term used in many database texts to describe the unit of data stored in that vertical slice. An attribute is a concept from data modeling that maps to a column, and a key is a special attribute used to identify rows.