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Definition of to table in English English dictionary: An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs; One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table; To propose for discussion (from to put on the table)
The legislature tabled the amendment, so we will start discussing it now.; A flat tray which can be used as a table; To hold back to a later time; to postpone
The motion was tabled ensuring that it would not be taken until a later date.; To put on a table; To tabulate; to put into a table; A lookup table, most often a set of vectors; The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate; A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns
I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement.; {n} a flat surface, board or frame to eat on, fare, index, synopsis, set of numbers; {v} to board, to note or set down regularly; a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks; {i} piece of furniture comprised of a large flat surface supported by one or more legs; meal, food placed on a table; list of information arranged in columns and rows, chart; flat surface; plateau, flat area of land at the top of a hill; To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope; To lay or place on a table, as money; A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table; A set of data organised in a tabular form with rows and columns similar to a table in a book A database usually consists of several tables Tables many be linked via a key field; A table is a written set of facts and figures arranged in columns and rows. Consult the table on page 104 Other research supports the figures in Table 3.3. see also coffee table, dressing table, negotiating table, round table, tea table; If you put something on the table, you present it at a meeting for it to be discussed. This is one of the best packages we've put on the table in years; A list of substances and their properties; especially, a list of the elementary substances with their atomic weights, densities, symbols, etc; The data and relationships between the data are organized in tables A table is a collection of records and each record in a table contains the same fields Sometimes the term “relation” is used instead See also: relation, view, RDBMS; A lookup table, most often a vector; A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab; If someone tables a proposal or plan which has been put forward, they decide to discuss it or deal with it at a later date, rather than straight away. We will table that for later; With reference to web design, a method for formatting information on a page Use of tables and the cells within also provide a way to create columns of text Use of tables vs frames is recommended for helping to make your web site ADA-compliant; If you turn the tables on someone, you change the situation completely, so that instead of them causing problems for you, you are causing problems for them. The only question is whether the President can use his extraordinary political skills to turn the tables on his opponents; To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines; Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table; A collection of computer data organized, defined and stored as rows and columns In non-relational systems, a table is called a FILE; An organized external representation of information, typically in rows and columns; a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"; a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks; To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture; To supply with food; to feed; The basic unit of storage in a relational database management system A table represents entities and relationships, and consists of one or more units of information (rows), each of which contains the same kinds of values (columns) Each column is given a column name, a datatype (such as CHAR, NCHAR, VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, DATE, or NUMBER), and a width (the width may be predetermined by the datatype, as in DATE) Once a table is created, valid rows of data can be inserted into it Table information can then be queried, deleted, or updated To enforce defined business rules on a table's data, integrity constraints and triggers can also be defined for a table; An HTML Table is a box with rows and columns of cells It can be used to organize/format the display of information on a webpage; Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc; An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working; a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"; a set of rows and columns; A set of data arranged in rows and columns; A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted; a tablet a memorandum book; A set of data elements that has a horizontal dimension (rows) and a vertical dimension (columns) in a relational database system A table has a specified number of columns but can have any number of rows A table is often called a relation Rows stored in a table are structurally equivalent to records from flat files in that they must not contain repeating fields; To enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against some one; A view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents; A Table is the main collection of data in a database Tables are organized into columns and rows; In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table; to postpone, by a formal vote, the consideration of (a bill, motion, or the like) till called for, or indefinitely; A database object consisting of a collection of rows (records) divided into columns (fields) that contain data or null values A table is treated as a database object; {s} for use on a table; of or pertaining to a table; appropriate for drinking or eating; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical tables, etc; One or more rows of cells on a page used to organize the layout of a page or arrange data systematically; A table is data structure composed of columns and rows mmCIF categories are table-like structures in which the data items form the columns and with the data values occupying the rows; a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"; also, a series of numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they are taken out for use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc; to put your cards on the table: see card. Article of furniture used in the Western world since at least the 7th century BC, consisting of a flat slab of stone, metal, wood, or glass supported by trestles, legs, or a pillar. Though tables were used in ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Greece, only during the Middle Ages, with the growing formality of life under feudalism, did tables increasingly take on social significance. Tables with attached legs appeared in the 15th century. The draw top was invented in the 16th century, making it possible to double the table length. Increasing contact with the East in the 18th century led to increasing specialization in the design of occasional tables. table sugar periodic table table salt Table Bay table tennis water table groundwater table Iguvine Tables Twelve Tables Law of the; Reference to stopping bills from further action in committees or on the floor: a bill is tabled by a vote, after a non-debatable motion from a member; Information accessed under certain tabs in Patient Chart section is presented in a tabled format Data can be presented as text, image or audio If the information is incomplete in the cell (appears as 3 dots ), then you must click on that cell (cursor must be in the specific cell) to get full details which will appear in text box below; If someone tables a proposal, they say formally that they want it to be discussed at a meeting. They've tabled a motion criticising the Government for doing nothing about the problem. = propose; The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand; To live at the table of another; to board; to eat; A table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that you put things on or sit at. She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun I placed his drink on the small table at his elbow; hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"; The company assembled round a table; A collection of information which has been organized into multiple rows, each row consisting of a fixed number of columns, each column being consistent in semantics and type across the entire table; also an Entity or Class; A two-dimensional set of values corresponding to an entity The columns of a table represent characteristics of the entity and the rows represent instances of the entity; To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf; (n ) A two-dimensional arrangement of data in rows and columns In the JavaTM look and feel, tables are created using the JTable component; food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"; A database table holds records Throughout this documentation, table almost exclusively applies to a table in an SQL database

to table

Hyphenation

to ta·ble

Turkish pronunciation

tı teybıl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈtābəl/ /tə ˈteɪbəl/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.