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A '''relational database management system''' ('''RDBMS''') is a [[database management system]] (DBMS) that is based on the [[Relational model|relational database model]].

== Description ==

Many popular [[Database|databases]] currently in use are based on the [[Relational model|relational database model]].

== Popular database model ==

RDBMSs are a common choice for the storage of information in new databases used for financial records, manufacturing and logistical information, personnel data, and other applications since the 1980s.

Relational databases may be easier to understand and use than other database models, such as [[Hierarchical database model|hierarchical databases]] and [[network databases]].

== Non-relational databases ==

[[Non-relational databases]] include:

* [[Object database|Object databases]], which address the [[object-relational impedance mismatch]] in relational databases
* XML databases

== See also ==

* [[Edgar F. Codd|Codd, Edgar F.]]
* [[Computer science]]
* [[Database]]
* [[Database model]]
* [[Non-relational databases]]
* [[Relational database]]
* [[Relational database model]]
* [[Relational model]]
* [[SQL]]
* [[The Third Manifesto]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database_management_system Relational database management system] @ Wikipedia

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[[Category:Databases]]