"relational database" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relational databases [plural]
Etymology: From the use of relation to denote a set of ordered tuples, i.e. a table in the context of a relational database. Etymology templates: {{m|en|relation}} relation Head templates: {{en-noun}} relational database (plural relational databases)
  1. (databases) A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries. Wikipedia link: relational database Categories (topical): Databases Related terms: hierarchical database, normalization, SQL, relational model Translations (relational database): релационна база данни (relacionna baza danni) [feminine] (Bulgarian), base de dades relacional [feminine] (Catalan), relační databáze [feminine] (Czech), relaatiotietokanta (Finnish), base de données relationnelle (French), relationale Datenbank [feminine] (German), relációs adatbázis (Hungarian), relacyjna baza danych [feminine] (Polish), bază de date relațională [feminine] (Romanian), реляционная база данных (reljacionnaja baza dannyx) [feminine] (Russian), relacijska baza podataka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), relačná databáza [feminine] (Slovak), base de datos relacional [feminine] (Spanish), реляційна база даних (reljacijna baza danyx) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-relational_database-en-noun-mZs9rbYw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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