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Relational database
A relational database is a database based on the relational model.
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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)
- A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks (http://www.acm.org/classics/nov95/toc) by E. F. Codd
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