How Data is Stored and Moved

Table

A structured collection of data organized into rows and columns inside a database.

Definition

A structured collection of data organized into rows and columns inside a database. Each table stores one type of thing — users, orders, products, messages. It's like a spreadsheet, but designed for computers to read quickly.

Example

A 'students' table might have columns for name, age, grade, and email. Each student is one row. The database can search, filter, and sort millions of rows in milliseconds.

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