Database.com Java SDK

Java and Database.com Terminology

Database.com uses different terminology compared to a relational database. It's helpful to understand these terminology differences and how Database.com terminology maps to Java concepts that you are already familiar with. This table summarizes the terminology mapping.

Java Terminology Relational Database Terminology Database.com Terminology
N/A database organization
  • Java class 1
  • JPA entity
 table
  • custom object
  • Database.com entity
Java field column field
Java object row record

1 If any table cell has more than one entry, the terms are equivalent.