The Meaning

A database is a set of data that has been arranged for easy access and management.

Purpose

The database's primary function is to manage a large amount of information by storing, retrieving, and managing data.

What it does

To make processing and data querying more efficient, data in the most common types of databases in use today is often structured in rows and columns in a sequence of tables. The data is then easily accessible, manageable, modifiable, updatable, controlled,

A database management system often oversees a database (DBMS). The term "database system," which is frequently abbreviated to "database," refers to the combination of the data, the DBMS, and the applications that are connected to it.

Examples

Numerous database management programs, including MySQL, Sybase, Oracle, MongoDB, Informix, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc., are available.

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