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Glossary Terms

MySQL

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system developed by Swedish company MySQL AB in 1995, currently the most widely used database for web applications….

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is an advanced open-source relational database system that originated from the POSTGRES project at UC Berkeley in 1986, emphasizing extensibility, standards compliance, and advanced…

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a proprietary relational database management system developed by Microsoft in 1989, designed to integrate tightly with Windows Server and Microsoft development…

Oracle Database

Oracle Database is a proprietary multi-model database management system developed by Oracle Corporation since 1979, becoming the dominant enterprise database through aggressive sales strategies and…

Flat File Databases

Flat file databases were simple data storage systems that stored information in plain text files, typically using delimited formats like comma-separated values (CSV) or fixed-width…

SQL (Structured Query Language)

SQL (Structured Query Language) is the standard programming language for managing relational databases, developed by IBM in the 1970s and becoming an ANSI standard in…

Data Normalization

Data normalization is the process of organizing database information to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity by dividing large tables into smaller, related tables and…

Database Indexing

Database indexing is a technique for improving query performance by creating additional data structures that allow databases to find specific records quickly without scanning entire…