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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database Database] @ Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database Database] @ Wikipedia
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2016/03/26/names-that-break-databases.html Names that break databases] @ Boing Boing
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2016/03/26/names-that-break-databases.html Names that break databases] @ Boing Boing
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* [https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/five-simple-database-design-errors-you-should-avoid/ Five Simple Database Design Errors You Should Avoid] @ simple-talk.com
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* [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2988142/how-would-you-structure-your-entity-model-for-storing-arbitrary-key-value-data-w How would you structure your entity model for storing arbitrary key/value data with different data types?] @ stackoverflow.com
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 13 July 2017

A database is an organized collection of data.

Description

The data is typically organized to model a real-world problem.

Database managment systems

Database management systems (DBMS) are software applications that interact with the user, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data.

A general-purpose DBMS is designed to allow the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases.

Well-known DBMSs include:

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • Sybase
  • IBM DB2

Database schema

See Database schema.

See also

External links