Learn in the textbookBasic Units of Data Structure
DefinitionA table (テーブル) is a grid-shaped container that a relational database uses to hold data, with same-shaped records as rows and fields as columns.
ExplanationEach table represents one kind of subject, such as students, books, or orders. A relational database consists of several tables, and each cell where a row and a column meet holds a single value.
AnalogyIt is like a class contact list. Each row is one person, the columns are name and phone number, and the whole sheet covers one class.
Memory hookBesides a dining table, the English word table also means a chart or list, the same table found in timetable.