Talk:Data element name

I am proposing that only the sections in ISO/IEC 11179 that are related to naming be merged into this article. A possible exception might be the text relating to database table names, which might move to Relational database instead. RayGates 23:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

I did the merge. Thanks Ray! - Feb 1 2006 Dan
 * Thank *you*, Dan! RayGates 02:23, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Time warp?
What does ISO 11179 have to do with data element names? Data element (aka column name, attribute, tuple? & others) was what we called data back in the days of punch cards & ISAM files. 11179, while a nice idea, is a very late comer to the game & has had minimal impact to date. DEddy (talk) 15:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Where does ISO 11179 discuss collections?
The article says "Tables are Collections of Entities, and follow Collection naming guidelines", seemingly paraphrasing some part of ISO 11179. However, I am not sure where this is described in any part of the document. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.186.244.238 (talk) 20:04, 27 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree: ISO 11179 says nothing about this at all. I believe this connection comes from Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (ISBN 978-0120887972) section 1.2.1. The problem with that section in the book and, by extension, this comment in the article, is that it feels like someone is looking for a standards-based justification for their own personal preference. Manolan1 (talk) 13:14, 9 May 2015 (UTC)