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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

record number

A unique number which identifies the position of a record in a file. This means that record no.1 identifies the first physical position and the data in that position. Record numbers are not used in some file structures such as random files.

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composite keyrecordrecord formatkeykey (foreign key)key fieldprimary keysecondary key
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