representation term

noun

A word or a combination of words that semantically represent the data type (value domain) of a data element, such as the suffix "ID" for the data element "PersonID", the suffix "Name" for "PersonGivenName" and "PersonFamilyName" and "Date" for "PersonBirthDate".

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrepresentation term (plural representation terms)

plural representation terms

  1. A word or a combination of words that semantically represent the data type (value domain) of a data element, such as the suffix "ID" for the data element "PersonID", the suffix "Name" for "PersonGivenName" and "PersonFamilyName" and "Date" for "PersonBirthDate".
Cite this entry
APA

representation term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representation%20term

MLA

“representation term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representation%20term. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “representation term,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representation%20term.

Source: representation term on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.