Access plan -A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and

managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will access the

database at run time.

Alias -An alternative name for a column or table in a SQL statement.

ALTER TABLE -The SQL command used to make changes to table structure. When the command is

followed by a keyword (ADD or MODIFY), it adds a column or changes column characteristics.

AREA -In DB2, a named section of...