record
An {ordered set} of {fields}. The term is
used in both files (where a record is also called a "line")
and {databases} (where it is also called a "row"). In a
{spreadsheet} it is always called a "row". In all these cases
the records represent different entities with different values
for the attributes represented by the fields.
Fields may be of a fixed width ({bit}s or {characters}) or
they may be separated by a {delimiter} character, often
{comma} ({CSV}) or {HT} ({TSV}).
The collection of all values of a given field from all records
is called a column.
(1999-07-05)