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Field (computer science)
In data hierarchy, a field (data field) is a variable in a record.1 A record, also known as a data structure, allows logically related data to be identified by a single name. Identifying related data as a single group is central to the construction of understandable computer programs.2 The individual fields in a record may be accessed by name, just like any variable in a computer program.3
Each field in a record has two components. One component is the field’s datatype declaration. The other component is the field’s identifier.4
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Jensen, Kathleen; Wirth, Niklaus (1974). PASCAL User Manual and Report. Springer-Verlag. p. 42. ISBN 0-387-90144-2. [A] record is a structure consisting of a fixed number of components, called fields. ↩
Wilson, Leslie B.; Clark, Robert G. (2001). Comparative Programming Languages, Third Edition. Addison-Wesley. p. 169. ISBN 0-201-71012-9. Being able to structure data in this way is central to the construction of understandable programs. ↩
Wilson, Leslie B.; Clark, Robert G. (2001). Comparative Programming Languages, Third Edition. Addison-Wesley. p. 169. ISBN 0-201-71012-9. ↩
Jensen, Kathleen; Wirth, Niklaus (1974). PASCAL User Manual and Report. Springer-Verlag. p. 42. ISBN 0-387-90144-2. ↩
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