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graph database  

Definition

  • A type of database that uses a graph structure to represent and store data as nodes, edges, and properties. Graph databases are expected to allow manipulation via graph-oriented operations and to apply integrity constraints to enforce data consistency.

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  • GDB, graph data model, graph databases

Source

  • Wood, Peter T. 2009. “Graph Database.” In Encyclopedia of Database Systems, 1263–66. Boston, MA: Springer US. Angles, Renzo, and Claudio Gutierrez. 2008. “Survey of Graph Database Models.” ACM Computing Surveys 40 (1): 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1145/1322432.1322433.

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http://purl.org/knot/thesaurus/graph_database

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