"The process of setting up databases and creating database objects such as tables, indexes, rules, defaults, procedures, triggers, and views." (Karen Paulsell et al, "Sybase SQL Server: Performance and Tuning Guide", 1996)
"A data definition specifies the attributes, properties, and objects in a database." (Anthony Sequeira & Brian Alderman, "The SQL Server 2000 Book", 2003)
"Specification of data entities, including their attributes and relationships, in a coherent database structure to create a schema." (Sharon Allen & Evan Terry, "Beginning Relational Data Modeling" 2nd Ed., 2005)
"1.Statements that specify the business meaning associated with a conceptual, logical, or physical data entity or attribute. 2.The process of creating business meta-data, including names, meanings, integrity rules, and domain values. 3.In computer programming, the statements in a computer program that specify the physical attributes of the data to be processed, such as location and quantity of data." (DAMA International, "The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management", 2011)
"The attributes, properties, and objects in a database." (Microsoft, "SQL Server 2012 Glossary", 2012)
"An executable statement where a variable is assigned a value." (Software Quality Assurance)
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