Relational database

A relational database is a database based on the relational model.

Strictly speaking, this means a specific collection of data. The database software that is used to manage the data is called a relational database management system, or RDBMS. (However, common usage doesn't always preserve this distinction.)

Relational databases should be stored in normal form.

See also: Database management system (DBMS)

External Link

A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks (http://www.acm.org/classics/nov95/toc.html) by E. F. Codd

Article contains material from relational database (http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=relational+database) at FOLDOC (http://www.foldoc.org), used with permission.

		Relational database
		A relational database is a database based on the relational model. Strictly speaking, this means a specific collection of data. The database software that is used to manage the data is called a relational database management system, or RDBMS. (However, common usage doesn't always preserve this distinction.) Relational databases should be stored in normal form. See also: Database management system (DBMS) External Link A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks (http://www.acm.org/classics/nov95/toc.html) by E. F. Codd Article contains material from relational database (http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=relational+database) at FOLDOC (http://www.foldoc.org), used with permission.
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