Learn in the textbookBasic Units of Data Structure
DefinitionHyō (表) is the native Japanese word for a table (テーブル), and it refers to the same container made of rows and columns.
ExplanationWhen explaining relational databases, individual tables are often named by adding 表 to the subject, as in the "Students" table (“生徒”表). In the same way, row is used as another word for record, and column as another word for field.
AnalogyLike "restroom" and "bathroom," the names differ but they point to the same thing.