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relational database  

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  • A relational database is a type of database based on the relational model which describes data as named relations of labeled values. Relational databases typically organize data in tabular form and offer manipulation via relational operators.

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  • relational databases

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  • Machanavajjhala, Ashwin, Johannes Gehrke, Mirella M. Moro, Amélie Marian, Ralf Schenkel, Martin Theobald, Peter Baumann, et al. 2009. “Relational Model.” In Encyclopedia of Database Systems, 2372–76. Boston, MA: Springer US.

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