Re: What is a tuple?

this is that i've found in webopedia:

tuple=record

&

record=In database management systems, a complete set
of information.

i.e.

tuple in database management systems = a complete set
of information.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/t/tuple.html

--- Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Elaine Lindelef wrote:
> > > > A tuple is a row. Isn't this in the glossary
> somewhere?
> > >
> > >It's in the FAQ.
> > >
> >
> > Thank you all for your help. Tuple = Row ; that
> makes sense.
> >
> > However, I do want to assure you that I spent some
> time on the
> > postgresql.org website trying to find this
> information:
> >
> > - What glossary? I really did look hard!
> >
> > - No, it's not in the (English) FAQ. The only
> line about tuples is:
> >
> > "5.3) How do I write a C function to return a
> tuple?
> > This requires wizardry so extreme that the
> authors have never
> > tried it, though in principle it can be done."
> >
> > And, since other areas of the FAQ and
> documentation use "row", it's
> > easy to suspect that perhaps there's a different
> meaning for "tuple."
> > (I presume what really happened is that different
> writers happened to
> > prefer different vocabulary.)
> >
> > Perhaps someone would be kind enough to add this
> to the FAQ, or make
> > the glossary more prominent on the site if it is
> explained there.
>
> Already in the FAQ:
>
> <H4><A name="4.17">4.17</A>) What is the meaning
> of some of the
> terms used in PostgreSQL?</H4>
>
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