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This is a very simple explanation.

A database is a collection of schemas.

A schema is a collection of tables.

A table is a collection of possibly unlimited rows organized into fields or more commonly called columns. Think of a spread sheet.

For example an inventory table might have columns ITEM_NUMBER, ITEM_NAME, and ITEM_QUANTITY.

ITEM_NUMBER is defined to store only whole numbers

ITEM_NAME is defined to store only letters and numbers up to the length of 20

ITEM_QUANTITY is defined to store only whole numbers

Here is some possible sample data

ITEM_NUMBER * ITEM_NAME * ITEM_QUANTITY

1001 * Washer Brass * 5044

1002 * Screw 4x40 stainless * 5027

1003 * Screw 6x40 stainless * 4947

So, to answer your question, a database column (or field) belongs to a table and has attributes that describe the column and what can be stored in the column.

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