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[8.4] Steps in Setting Up a Database
- Data definition -- The process of deciding on the number
and characteristics of all the data fields in each record in the
early stages of developing a database.
- Data entry -- The process of encoding data into fields to
create database records.
- Editing the data -- Making changes and corrections for
erroneous or incomplete records.