"fact table" meaning in English

See fact table in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fact tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fact table (plural fact tables)
  1. (databases, data warehousing) A database table consisting of the measurements, metrics or facts of a business process. Categories (topical): Databases

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