define these words?

Question

database
table
form
query
report
primary key

10 points to the person with the definitions.

Answer 1

database: a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.

table: an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.

form: 1. mold, cast, cut. Form, figure, outline, shape refer to an appearance that can be recognized.Form, figure, and shape are often used to mean an area defined by contour without regard to other identifying qualities, as color or material. Outline refers to the line that delimits a form, figure, or shape: the outline of a hill. Form often includes a sense of mass or volume: a solid form. Shape may refer to an outline or a form: an “S” shape; a woman's shape. Figure often refers to a form or shape determined by its outline: the figure eight. Form and shape may also be applied to abstractions: the shape or form of the future. Form is applied to physical objects, mental images, methods of procedure, etc.; it is a more inclusive term than either shape or figure: the form of a cross, of a ceremony, of a poem. 5. model, pattern, jig. 9. sort, kind, order, type. 14. ceremony, ritual, formula, formality, rule. 16. blank. 19, 20. system, mode, practice, formula. 31. model, fabricate, mold, forge, cast, outline. 32. create. 34. systematize, dispose. 39. teach, educate, train.

query: A question; an inquiry.
A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

report: An account presented usually in detail.
A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group.
Law. A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural.
Common talk; rumor or gossip: According to report, they eloped.
Reputation; repute: a person of bad report.
An explosive noise: the report of a rifle.

primary key: The candidate key selected as being most
important for identifying a body of information (an entity,
object or record).

Answer 2

Database: a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.

Table:an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.

Form:a document with blank spaces to be filled in with particulars before it is executed: a tax form.

Query:a question; an inquiry.

Report:an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.

Primary Key: One of several possible attributes or combinations
of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of
information

Answer 3

database-a collection of related files
table-diagramatic representation of data
form-it is just like a datasheet and can make more significant changes to it or edit it better
query-specific search(ex in a data base you may want to search only certain records or columns which may not be readily available in the table,,,you will have to process it ie querry
report-presentation of data in a customised manner
primary key-is an important feild that is used to link or establish relationships between various tables,,,,


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Answer 6

da‧ta‧base  /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dey-tuh-beys] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.
2. data bank.

Also, data-base, data base.


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[Origin: 1965–70; data + base1]
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n. also data base
A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval. Also called data bank.

tr.v. da·ta·based, da·ta·bas·ing, da·ta·bas·es
To put (data) into a database.

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database

n : an organized body of related information

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database



1. One or more large structured sets of persistent
data, usually associated with software to update and query
the data. A simple database might be a single file containing
many records, each of which contains the same set of
fields where each field is a certain fixed width.

A database is one component of a database management system.

See also ANSI/SPARC Architecture, atomic, blob, data
definition language, deductive database, distributed
database, fourth generation language, functional
database, object-oriented database, relational database.

Carol E. Brown's tutorial
(http://www2.bus.orst.edu/faculty/brownc/lectures/db_tutor/).

2. A collection of nodes managed and stored in
one place and all accessible via the same server. Links
outside this are "external", and those inside are "internal".

On the World-Wide Web this is called a website.

3. All the facts and rules comprising a logic programming
program.

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ta‧ble  /ˈteɪbəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tey-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -bled, -bling, adjective

–noun 1. an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
2. such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it.
3. the food placed on a table to be eaten: She sets a good table.
4. a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction.
5. a gaming table.
6. a flat or plane surface; a level area.
7. a tableland or plateau.
8. a concise list or guide: a table of contents.
9. an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.
10. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Mensa.
11. a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one artificially shaped for a particular purpose.
12. Architecture. a. a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position.
b. a distinctively treated surface on a wall.

13. a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put.
14. tables, a. the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue.
b. the laws themselves.

15. Anatomy. the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.
16. Music. a sounding board.
17. Jewelry. a. the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.
b. a gem with such a surface.

–verb (used with object) 18. to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.
19. to enter in or form into a table or list.
20. Parliamentary Procedure. a. Chiefly U.S.. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely.
b. British. to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion.

–adjective 21. of, pertaining to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
22. suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes.
—Idioms23. on the table, Parliamentary Procedure. a. U.S.. postponed.
b. British. submitted for consideration.

24. turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.
25. under the table, a. drunk.
b. as a bribe; secretly: She gave money under the table to get the apartment.

26. wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress: He worked his way through college by waiting table. Also, wait tables.


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[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE tabule, var. of tabula < L: plank, tablet; (v.) late ME: to record on a table, entertain at table, deriv. of the n.]

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ta‧ble‧less, adjective
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n.

An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.
The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.
The food and drink served at meals; fare: kept an excellent table.
The company of people assembled around a table, as for a meal.
Games. A piece of furniture serving as a playing surface, as for faro, roulette, or dice. Often used in the plural.
Games.
Either of the leaves of a backgammon board.
tables Obsolete. The game of backgammon.
A plateau or tableland.

A flat facet cut across the top of a precious stone.
A stone or gem cut in this fashion.
Music.
The front part of the body of a stringed instrument.
The sounding board of a harp.
Architecture.
A raised or sunken rectangular panel on a wall.
A raised horizontal surface or continuous band on an exterior wall; a stringcourse.
A part of the human palm framed by four lines, analyzed in palmistry.
An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.
An engraved slab or tablet bearing an inscription or a device.
Anatomy. The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.
tables A system of laws or decrees; a code: the tables of Moses.

tr.v. ta·bled, ta·bling, ta·bles
To put or place on a table.
To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.
To enter in a list or table; tabulate.

Idioms:
on the table
Up for discussion: Her new offer is on the table.
Put aside for consideration at a later date.
under the table
In secret.
Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.]

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table

see clear out (the table); lay one's cards on the table; on the table; set the table; turn the tables; under the table; wait at table.


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ta·ble (tbl)
n.

An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.
An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.
The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploë.

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Main Entry: ta·ble
Pronunciation: 'tA-b&l
Function: noun
1 : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs; especially : one used for examining or operating
2 : either of the two layers of compact bone of the skull which are separated by cancellous diploe

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table

n 1: a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: tabular array] 2: a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" 3: a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" 4: flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" [syn: mesa] 5: a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks" 6: food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" [syn: board] v : hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]

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form  /fɔrm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fawrm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
2. the shape of a thing or person.
3. a body, esp. that of a human being.
4. a dummy having the same measurements as a human body, used for fitting or displaying clothing: a dressmaker's form.
5. something that gives or determines shape; a mold.
6. a particular condition, character, or mode in which something appears: water in the form of ice.
7. the manner or style of arranging and coordinating parts for a pleasing or effective result, as in literary or musical composition: a unique form for the novel.
8. Fine Arts. a. the organization, placement, or relationship of basic elements, as lines and colors in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture, so as to produce a coherent image; the formal structure of a work of art.
b. three-dimensional quality or volume, as of a represented object or anatomical part.
c. an object, person, or part of the human body or the appearance of any of these, esp. as seen in nature: His work is characterized by the radical distortion of the human form.

9. any assemblage of things of a similar kind constituting a component of a group, especially of a zoological group.
10. Crystallography. the combination of all the like faces possible on a crystal of given symmetry.
11. due or proper shape; orderly arrangement of parts; good order.
12. Philosophy. a. the structure, pattern, organization, or essential nature of anything.
b. structure or pattern as distinguished from matter.
c. (initial capital letter) Platonism. idea (def. 7c).
d. Aristotelianism. that which places a thing in its particular species or kind.

13. Logic. the abstract relations of terms in a proposition, and of propositions to one another.
14. a set, prescribed, or customary order or method of doing something.
15. a set order of words, as for use in religious ritual or in a legal document: a form for initiating new members.
16. a document with blank spaces to be filled in with particulars before it is executed: a tax form.
17. a typical document to be used as a guide in framing others for like cases: a form for a deed.
18. a conventional method of procedure or behavior: society's forms.
19. a formality or ceremony, often with implication of absence of real meaning: to go through the outward forms of a religious wedding.
20. procedure according to a set order or method.
21. conformity to the usages of society; formality; ceremony: the elaborate forms prevalent in the courts of renaissance kings.
22. procedure or conduct, as judged by social standards: Such behavior is very bad form. Good form demands that we go.
23. manner or method of performing something; technique: The violin soloist displayed tremendous form.
24. physical condition or fitness, as for performing: a tennis player in peak form.
25. Grammar. a. a word, part of a word, or group of words forming a construction that recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning. Compare linguistic form.
b. a particular shape of such a form that occurs in more than one shape. In I'm, 'm is a form of am.
c. a word with a particular inflectional ending or other modification. Goes is a form of go.

26. Linguistics. the shape or pattern of a word or other construction (distinguished from substance).
27. Building Trades. temporary boarding or sheeting of plywood or metal for giving a desired shape to poured concrete, rammed earth, etc.
28. a grade or class of pupils in a British secondary school or in certain U.S. private schools: boys in the fourth form.
29. British. a bench or long seat.
30. Also, British, forme. Printing. an assemblage of types, leads, etc., secured in a chase to print from.
–verb (used with object) 31. to construct or frame.
32. to make or produce.
33. to serve to make up; serve as; compose; constitute: The remaining members will form the program committee.
34. to place in order; arrange; organize.
35. to frame (ideas, opinions, etc.) in the mind.
36. to contract or develop (habits, friendships, etc.).
37. to give form or shape to; shape; fashion.
38. to give a particular form or shape to; fashion in a particular manner: Form the dough into squares.
39. to mold or develop by discipline or instructions: The sergeant's job was to form boys into men.
40. Grammar. a. to make (a derivation) by some grammatical change: The suffix “-ly” forms adverbs from adjectives.
b. to have (a grammatical feature) represented in a particular shape: English forms plurals in “-s”.

41. Military. to draw up in lines or in formation.
–verb (used without object) 42. to take or assume form.
43. to be formed or produced: Ice began to form on the window.
44. to take a particular form or arrangement: The ice formed in patches across the window.


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[Origin: 1175–1225; ME forme < OF < L fōrma form, figure, model, mold, sort, ML: seat]

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form‧a‧ble, adjective
form‧a‧bly, adverb


—Synonyms 1. mold, cast, cut. Form, figure, outline, shape refer to an appearance that can be recognized.Form, figure, and shape are often used to mean an area defined by contour without regard to other identifying qualities, as color or material. Outline refers to the line that delimits a form, figure, or shape: the outline of a hill. Form often includes a sense of mass or volume: a solid form. Shape may refer to an outline or a form: an “S” shape; a woman's shape. Figure often refers to a form or shape determined by its outline: the figure eight. Form and shape may also be applied to abstractions: the shape or form of the future. Form is applied to physical objects, mental images, methods of procedure, etc.; it is a more inclusive term than either shape or figure: the form of a cross, of a ceremony, of a poem. 5. model, pattern, jig. 9. sort, kind, order, type. 14. ceremony, ritual, formula, formality, rule. 16. blank. 19, 20. system, mode, practice, formula. 31. model, fabricate, mold, forge, cast, outline. 32. create. 34. systematize, dispose. 39. teach, educate, train.
—Antonyms 1. substance.
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i‧de‧a  /aɪˈdiə, aɪˈdiə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
2. a thought, conception, or notion: That is an excellent idea.
3. an impression: He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department.
4. an opinion, view, or belief: His ideas on raising children are certainly strange.
5. a plan of action; an intention: the idea of becoming an engineer.
6. a groundless supposition; fantasy.
7. Philosophy. a. a concept developed by the mind.
b. a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal.
c. (initial capital letter) Platonism. Also called form. an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being.
d. Kantianism. idea of pure reason.

8. Music. a theme, phrase, or figure.
9. Obsolete. a. a likeness.
b. a mental image.



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[Origin: 1400–50; < LL < Gk idéā form, pattern, equiv. to ide- (s. of ideîn to see) + -ā fem. n. ending; r. late ME idee < MF < LL, as above; akin to wit1]

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i‧de‧a‧less, adjective


—Synonyms 1, 2. Idea, thought, conception, notion refer to a product of mental activity. Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. The idea of his arrival frightened me. Thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. A thought came to him. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them. Notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed. 4. sentiment, judgment.
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n.

The shape and structure of an object.
The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.

The essence of something.
The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.

Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.

Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.

Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.

Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.

A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.

A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.

Chiefly British. A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
Botany. A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.

v. formed, form·ing, forms
v. tr.

To give form to; shape: form clay into figures.
To develop in the mind; conceive: form an opinion.

To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form.
To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid.
To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
To fashion, train, or develop by instruction or precept: form a child's mind.
To come to have; develop or acquire: form a habit.
To constitute or compose a usually basic element, part, or characteristic of.

To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
To put in order; arrange.

v. intr.
To become formed or shaped.
To come into being by taking form; arise.
To assume a specified form, shape, or pattern.


[Middle English forme, from Latin frma.]
forma·bili·ty n.
forma·ble adj.
Synonyms: form, figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile
These nouns refer to the external outline of a thing. Form is the outline and structure of a thing as opposed to its substance: a brooch in the form of a lovers' knot. Figure refers usually to form as established by bounding or enclosing lines: The cube is a solid geometric figure. Shape implies three-dimensional definition that indicates both outline and bulk or mass: “He faced her, a hooded and cloaked shape” (Joseph Conrad). Configuration stresses the pattern formed by the arrangement of parts within an outline: The map shows the configuration of North America, with its mountains, rivers, and plains. Contour refers especially to the outline of a three-dimensional figure: I traced the contour of the bow with my finger. Profile denotes the outline of something viewed against a background and especially the outline of the human face in side view: The police took a photograph of the mugger's profile.

que‧ry  /ˈkwɪəri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kweer-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry‧ing.

–noun 1. a question; an inquiry.
2. mental reservation; doubt.
3. Printing. a question mark (?), esp. as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
4. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.
–verb (used with object) 5. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence.
6. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement.
7. Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
8. to ask questions of.


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[Origin: 1625–35; alter. (cf. -y3) of earlier quere < L quaere quaere]

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n. pl. que·ries
A question; an inquiry.
A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

tr.v. que·ried, que·ry·ing, que·ries
To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives.
To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask.
To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.


[Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek.]
queri·er n.

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query

n : an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, interrogation] [ant: answer] v : pose a question [syn: question]

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query



1. A user's (or agent's)
request for information, generally as a formal request to a
database or search engine.

SQL is the most common database query language.

2. question mark.

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re‧port  /rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-pawrt, -pohrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
2. a statement or announcement.
3. a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip.
4. an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., esp. as taken down for publication.
5. a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon.
6. a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time.
7. Computers. output, esp. printed, containing organized information.
8. a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice.
9. reports, Law. a collection of adjudications.
10. repute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report.
–verb (used with object) 11. to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard.
12. to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation.
13. to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit.
14. to send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often fol. by out): The committee reported out the bill.
15. to make a charge against (a person), as to a superior: I intend to report him to the dean for cheating.
16. to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing.
17. to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements.
18. to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing.
19. to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper.
20. to relate or tell.
–verb (used without object) 21. to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like.
22. to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper.
23. to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick.
24. to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101.
—Idiom25. on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action.


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[Origin: 1325–75; (v.) ME reporten < MF reporter, OF < L reportāre to carry back, equiv. to re- re- + portāre to carry (see port5); (n.) ME < MF, deriv. of reporter]

—Related forms
re‧port‧a‧ble, adjective


—Synonyms 1. description, story. 2. bulletin, dispatch. 5. shot, detonation. 11, 12. relay. 15. accuse. 20. narrate, rehearse, recount, describe, detail, repeat.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source re·port (r-pôrt -prt) Pronunciation Key
n.
An account presented usually in detail.
A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group.
Law. A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural.
Common talk; rumor or gossip: According to report, they eloped.
Reputation; repute: a person of bad report.
An explosive noise: the report of a rifle.

v. re·port·ed, re·port·ing, re·ports
v. tr.
To make or present an often official, formal, or regular account of.
To relate or tell about; present: report one's findings. See Synonyms at describe.
To write or provide an account or summation of for publication or broadcast: report the news.
To submit or relate the results of considerations concerning: The committee reported the bill.
To carry back and repeat to another: reported the rumor of a strike.
To complain about or denounce: reported them to the principal.

v. intr.
To make a report.
To serve as a reporter for a publication, broadcasting company, or other news media.
To present oneself: report for duty.
To be accountable: She reports directly to the board of directors.

Phrasal Verb:
report out
To return after deliberation to a legislative body for action: The committee reported the new tax bill out.

Idiom:
on report
Subject to disclipinary action.


[Middle English, from Old French, from reporter, to report, from Latin reportre : re-, re- + portre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source
report


A confirmation of a transaction at the time of execution.



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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source
Main Entry: re·port
Function: noun
: a usually detailed account or statement: as a : an account or statement of the facts of a case heard and of the decision and opinion of the court or of a quasi-judicial tribunal determining the case b : a written submission of a question of law (as by a lower court) to an appellate court for review before final decision is entered c : a usually formal and sometimes official statement giving the conclusions and recommendations of a person (as a master) or group (as a legislative committee) authorized or delegated to consider a matter or proposal d : a usually formal account of the results of an investigation given by a person or group delegated or authorized to make the investigation e : an analysis of operations and progress and a statement of future plans made at stated intervals by an administrator or executive or group of executives to those to whom such a report is owed

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source
Main Entry: report
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to make a written record or summary of b : to make a shorthand record of
2 a : to give a formal or official account or statement of b : to return or present (a matter officially referred for consideration) with conclusions or recommendations; specifically : REPORT OUT c : to announce or relate as the result of a special search, examination, or investigation d : to make known to the proper authorities e : to make a charge of misconduct against intransitive verb 1 : to present oneself
2 : to make, issue, submit, or present a report

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WordNet - Cite This Source
report

n 1: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: study, written report] 2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: news report, story, account, write up] 3: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: account] 4: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" 5: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: report card] 6: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: composition, paper, theme] 7: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: reputation] v 1: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: describe, account] 2: announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" 3: announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" 4: make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" 5: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" [syn: cover] 6: complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"

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primary key



The candidate key selected as being most
important for identifying a body of information (an entity,
object or record).

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