In computer science[citation needed], a storage record is:
- A group of related data, words, or fields treated as a meaningful unit; for instance, a Name, Address, and Telephone Number can be a "Personal Record".
- A self-contained collection of information about a single object; a record is made up of a number of distinct items, called fields.
In record-oriented filesystems, a record is a basic unit of device-to-program data transfers. Files in record-oriented filesystems are structured collections of records. Records may have a fixed length or variable length.
In Unix-like systems, a number of programs (for example, awk, join, and sort) are designed to process data consisting of records (called lines) each separated by newlines, where each record may contain a number of fields separated by spaces, commas, or some other character.
See also
- Block (data storage)
- Object composition
- Record (computer science)
- Row (database)
- User-defined type
In computer science citation needed a storage record is A group of related data words or fields treated as a meaningful unit for instance a Name Address and Telephone Number can be a Personal Record A self contained collection of information about a single object a record is made up of a number of distinct items called fields In record oriented filesystems a record is a basic unit of device to program data transfers Files in record oriented filesystems are structured collections of records Records may have a fixed length or variable length In Unix like systems a number of programs for example awk join and sort are designed to process data consisting of records called lines each separated by newlines where each record may contain a number of fields separated by spaces commas or some other character See alsoBlock data storage Object composition Record computer science Row database User defined type
