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If you're designing a database... by SnappingTurtle 2004-12-14 10:47:04
... and you have a table in which: each record holds information about one person, and there is no more specific grouping for the people (like "employees" or "customer"... they're just "people"), what would you call that table? Would you use any of these names?
  • people
  • persons
  • person
[ Reply ]
  "persons" by ChuckAB2004-12-14 10:48:06
    Ack! Another one of those "persons" people! by SnappingTurtle2004-12-14 10:49:48
  Using the standard that all tables by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 10:52:00
  I'd use "persons" by SkyHi2004-12-14 10:52:31
  People. by IronPIP2004-12-14 11:03:03
  If only for editing consistency, "persons" by HadEnuf2004-12-14 11:03:41
    Working humor into a database by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 11:17:14
      Sounds like an IC design in which I was involved by HadEnuf2004-12-14 11:31:59
  Bender says "tblMeatBags" (n/t) by sjay2004-12-14 11:16:26
    HK-47 seconds that idea (n/t) by friareriner2004-12-14 11:21:01
    Likes it! Likes it, I does! (Gollum!) (n/t) by HadEnuf2004-12-14 11:32:50
    tblUglyBagsOfMostlyWater by areilly2004-12-14 12:21:43
      I will opt for the good but selective memory by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 12:25:27
      Let's see ... <SPOILER> by ChuckAB2004-12-14 12:31:41
  I'm a people person (n/t) by voxwoman2004-12-14 11:26:58
  I'd use persons. by FenderSRV22004-12-14 12:30:48
  peeps by pSYCHOi3OY2004-12-14 12:34:56
    Your last suggestion is by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 12:39:43
      bob is too long but bb would work? by pSYCHOi3OY2004-12-14 12:42:29
        Job security by ManiacJoe2004-12-14 15:25:21
  minions (n/t) by Number_Six2004-12-14 12:44:34
  Targets. (n/t) by McNutcase2004-12-14 13:04:40
  q. by EvilLionsPhil2004-12-14 14:40:35
  Select Phone from People where dept='SUPPORT'; by inittab2004-12-14 16:36:46

 

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