relational database

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relational database

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From the use of relation to denote a set of ordered tuples, i.e. a table in the context of a relational database.

noun relational databases

  1. A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries.

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@misc{relational_database_2026,
  title = {relational database},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/relational%20database},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}