In the context of databases and data management, “field” and “record” are fundamental terms:

1. Field:
   • A field is a single piece of data or attribute for an entity. It represents a column in a table within a database.
   • For example, in a table of customer information, fields could include “First Name,” “Last Name,” “Email Address,” and “Phone Number.”
   • Each field holds data of a specific type, such as text, number, date, etc.
2. Record:
   • A record is a complete set of fields that together represent a single instance or entity in a table. It is analogous to a row in a table.
   • For example, in the same customer information table, a record would contain all the fields for a single customer, such as “John,” “Doe,” “john.doe@example.com,” and “123-456-7890.”
   • Each record is unique and represents one specific entity or item in the dataset.
   • To illustrate, consider a simple table for storing information about books:
   • 
   • Fields: ID, Title, Author, Year Published
   • Records: Each row (e.g., the first row is a record with ID=1, Title=”To Kill a Mockingbird,” Author=”Harper Lee,” Year Published=1960)
   • In summary:
   • Fields are the columns, representing individual pieces of data.
   • Records are the rows, representing complete sets of data for individual entities.