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Each Order Form consists of a number of 'Boxes' which are completed to record individual pieces of information about a single order.

Each Record in a database order table consists of a number of fields which are used to store individual pieces of information about a single order

If you have a filing cabinet filled with lots of Order Forms this is like the Order Table in the database which stores lots of Order Records.

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