LogScale and Database Terminology
LogScale stores data and shares many principles to a typical database system, but also has some key differences. The table below lists some of the key database terms and their equivalent within LogScale:
Table: LogScale and Database Terminology
| Term | LogScale |
|---|---|
| Field | field |
| Table | Repository |
| View | View |
| Index | LogScale does not use explicit indexesN/A |
| Insert | Ingest |
| Update | Not supported |
| Delete | Only through data retention |