Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Formal Theory and Interpretation
2 Database Domains
2.1 Domains As Data Types
2.1.1 RDM and Programming Data Types
2.1.2 Abstract Data Types
2.2 Domain Definition
2.2.1 Type Specification
2.2.2 Domain Operators
3 Kinds of Domains
3.1 Base and Derived Domains
3.2 Primitive Domains
3.3 Atomic ("Simple") Domains
3.4 Complex (Derived) Domains
4 RDM Type System
5 DBMS Domain Support
Appendix 1: A Complex Domain Example
Appendix 2: A Note on SQL Built-in Data Types