DBMS

Structured information keeper

DBMS stands for database management system—software that creates, organizes, and controls access to databases.

It handles storage, retrieval, and modification of data while managing security, backup, and concurrent access by multiple users.

Common examples include MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

The company upgraded their DBMS to handle increased traffic.

relational

SQL

Database manipulation language

join · relational · records · fields · rows · columns · constraints · triggers · views · cardinality

transactions

ACID

Transaction property guarantee

locking · isolation · atomicity · durability · consistency · deadlock · logging · recovery · checkpoint · serialization

paradigms

relational

Concerning connections between things

columnar · object-oriented · in-memory · time-series · hierarchical

products

Oracle

Prophetic shrine or speaker

Firebird

querying

aggregate

Combined sum total

sorting

architecture

indexing

Systematic organization for retrieval

replication · sharding · clustering · caching · backup · middleware

Opposites
data management sophistication

DBMSflat file

Single-table data storage

spreadsheet · text file · CSV file · filing cabinet · notepad

data management method

DBMScard catalog

Indexed library reference collection

Rolodex · sticky notes · memory · oral tradition

Family

database, databases, data, datum, base, bases, based, basing, manage

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G