 "A database is an organized
collection of
data for one or more purposes, usually in
digital form. The data are typically organized to
model relevant aspects of reality (for example, the
availability of rooms in hotels), in a way that
supports processes requiring this information (for
example, finding a hotel with vacancies). The term
"database" refers both to the way its users view it,
and to the logical and physical materialization of
its data, content, in files,
computer memory, and
computer data storage. This definition is very
general, and is independent of the technology used.
However, not every collection of data is a database;
the term database implies that the data is managed
to some level of quality (measured in terms of
accuracy, availability, usability, and resilience)
and this in turn often implies the use of a
general-purpose
Database management system (DBMS). A
general-purpose DBMS is typically a complex
software system that meets many usage
requirements, and the databases that it maintains
are often large and complex."
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