Concepts of General Database Interest

• Valid Time
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Transaction Time
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• User-defined Time
  • Definition
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Temporal Data Type
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Valid-time Relation
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Transaction-time Relation
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Snapshot Relation
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Bitemporal Relation
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Snapshot, Valid- and Transaction-time, and Bitemporal as Modifiers
• Temporal as Modifier
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Temporal Database
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Instant
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Chronon
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Time Interval
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Temporal Element
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Span
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Timestamp
  • Definition
  
  
• Lifespan
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Calendar
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Transaction-timeslice Operator
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Valid-timeslice Operator
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Schema Evolution
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Schema Versioning
  • Definition
  • Explanation
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Event
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Event Occurrence Time
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Spatiotemporal as Modifier
  • Definition
  • Previously Used Names
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Spatial Quantum
  • Definition
  • Alternative Name
  • Discussion of Naming
  
  
• Spatiotemporal Quantum
  • Definition
  • Alternative Name
  • Discussion of Naming