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onerow

Onerow is a term used to describe a single record in a tabular data structure. It is not a formal technical definition with a single canonical meaning, but the phrase appears in tutorials, documentation, and discussions to emphasize a one-record result or representation.

In relational databases, a row represents one entity and contains one value for each column in the

Characteristics often associated with an onerow include a fixed schema with defined column data types, and

See also: row, table, tuple, result set, aggregation, projection.

table.
A
one-row
result
set
can
arise
from
queries
that
filter
on
a
unique
key,
or
from
aggregation
operations
that
produce
a
single
summary
row.
In
data
processing
and
programming,
a
one-row
representation
is
often
used
when
a
compact,
per-entity
result
is
required,
such
as
returning
details
for
a
specific
item
or
presenting
a
summarized
figure.
the
possibility
of
null
values
for
some
columns.
The
order
of
columns
matters
for
presentation,
though
the
data
itself
is
typically
accessible
by
column
names.
In
memory,
an
onerow
might
be
represented
as
a
dictionary
or
object
keyed
by
column
names,
or
as
a
one-by-N
matrix
in
array-based
structures.
In
practice,
onerows
are
common
in
reporting,
API
responses,
tests,
and
situations
where
a
precise,
single-record
result
is
needed.