field -- Definition

A field is  an area that is set apart  from whatever surrounds it, and that
is defined  as containing a particular  type of data.  In  the context of C
programming,  a field  is either  an element  of a structure,  or a  set of
adjacent bits within an int.

See Also

bit map,
data formats,
Programming COHERENT,
structure

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness