"hierarchical database" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hierarchical databases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hierarchical database (plural hierarchical databases)
  1. (databases) A database whose records are linked in a tree-like structure, each child record having a single primary parent. Wikipedia link: hierarchical database Categories (topical): Databases Related terms: relational database, hierarchical data model Translations (database whose records are linked in a tree-like structure): hierarchická databáze [feminine] (Czech), base de données hiérarchique [feminine] (French), bază de date ierarhică [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-hierarchical_database-en-noun-GP8Fq2bi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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