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Database Modeling and Design, 5th Edition
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Database Modeling and Design, 5th Edition

by Toby J. Teorey, Sam S. Lightstone, Tom Nadeau, H.V. Jagadish
February 2011
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
7h 59m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
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Glossary

activity diagram (UML)—a process workflow model (diagram) showing the flow from one activity to the next.

aggregation—a special type of abstraction relationship that defines a higher-level entity that is an aggregate of several lower-level entities; a “part-of” relationship. For example, a Bicycle entity is an aggregate of Wheel, Handlebar, and Seat entities.

association—a relationship between classes (in UML). Associations can be binary, n-ary, reflexive, or qualified.

attribute—a primitive data element that provides descriptive detail about an entity; a data field or data item in a record. For example, lastname would be an attribute for the entity Customer. Attributes may also be used as descriptive elements for certain relationships ...

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