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Meaning of relational database
Define the term relational database.
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- 1 States that a relational database has multiple tables.
- 2 States that the tables are linked or reference each other.
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A relational database is a database with multiple tables that are linked together using related fields.
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Defines a database as one table only, missing links between multiple tables.
A relational database definition needs both multiple tables and the relationship between them.