Excerpt from Microsoft Computer Dictionary (5th Edn):
field n. 1. A location in a record in which a particular type
of data is stored. For example, EMPLOYEE-RECORD
might contain fields to store Last-Name, First-Name,
Address, City, State, Zip-Code, Hire-Date, Current-Salary,
Title, Department, and so on. Individual fields are characterized
by their maximum length and the type of data (for
example, alphabetic, numeric, or financial) that can be
placed in them. The facility for creating these specifications
usually is contained in the data definition language
(DDL). In relational database management systems, fields
are called columns. 2. A space in an on-screen form where
the user can enter a specific item of information.
A field is designated as a unit of data. It can be thought of as being like the cell in a spreadsheet. For example, a database address record might have a street address field, a city field, a state field and a zip code field. It would also need a primary key field. All these fields taken together would be a record. A collection of the same type records would be a table.
For databases, a field is another name for a column in the table. Each record (or row) represents an incidence of one or more fields, each with its own data.
In database the key element for storing the data is a table. A table can be defines as some number of rows and columns. The columns have some name called attributes or fields.
"Field" equates to a column of a database table, the two terms are interchangeable.
In a database, a field is any area that can be filled in with different kinds of data that are relating to one thing. For example, in a database to do with population, there is likely to be an age field.
For databases, a field is another name for a column in the table. Each record (or row) represents an incidence of one or more fields, each with its own data.
In a database management system (DBMS), an attribute may describe a component of the database, such as a table or a field, or may be used itself as another term for a field. Commonly we can say that an attribute is a "propety" of a database field or its a characteristic or facet of the data field..
Field is used to indicate a location to hold a piece of data in a database, which is a collection of data.
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Each column ina database is called a field
a record is something that you hold data on one specific field consisting of more and you can have as much records you want
A field is more a database term than a spreadsheet term. In a spreadsheet a field can refer to a column of data that is of the same type, like all numbers or all dates or birth or all home addresses etc. This would be in a case where your spreadsheet is laid out similar to a database table.
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Typically when someone uses the term field in relation to databases, they are referring to an attribute in a specific table within a database. Thus, if you have a database table used to store data about users of your system, a field (or attribute) would be first name.