column

1. In a database, a column is a data element containing a particular type of information common to every row of the table. In other database terminologies, a column is sometimes called a field or an attribute.

See also attribute, database, row, table.

2. On a screen, a column is the x-coordinate of a particular position. The y-coordinate is called a row. Several 4GL statements use rows and columns in this sense to identify location of display.

See also row, screen.