pollack

n 1: lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish

[syn: {pollock}]

2: important food and game fish of northern seas especially

North Atlantic; related to cod [syn: {pollock}, {Pollachius

pollachius}]

rollback

Reverting data in a {database} to an earlier state,

usually in response to an error or aborted operation.

In a {transaction} based database system, transactions are

considered {atomic}. If an error occurs while performing a

transaction, the database is automatically rolled back

to the state at the previous {commit}.

Rollback may also be performed by an explicit rollback

transaction.

(2000-01-15)