<dl>
<dt><b>Field name</b>
<dd>The name of this field in the table.<p>
<dt><b>Enumerated values (for <tt>enum</tt> and <tt>set</tt> types)</b>
<dd>A list of possible values for this field.<p>
<dt><b>Width and decimals (for <tt>float</tt> and <tt>decimal</tt> types)</b>
<dd>The total width of this field, and the number of digits to the right
    of the decimal point.<p>
<dt><b>Type width (for other types)</b>
<dd>The maximum number of characters allowed for data in this field.<p>
<dt><b>Type options</b>
<dd>For numeric fields, this parameter allows you to choose whether the
    field is unsigned or left-padded with zeros. For character fields, you
    can choose whether case is taken into account when sorting or not.<p>
<dt><b>Allow nulls?</b>
<dd>Determines whether NULL values are allowed in this field<p>
<dt><b>Default value</b>
<dd>The default value for this field in new records<p>
</dl>