What is fields?

In the context of software development and data structures, 'fields' generally refer to the individual data elements or variables that make up a record, object, or data structure. They represent the specific attributes or properties associated with that entity. For example, in a database table, each column represents a field. In object-oriented programming, each attribute of a class is a field (also sometimes called a member variable). Fields hold the actual data values that define the state or characteristics of an instance of the data structure or object. They are fundamental building blocks for organizing and storing information.