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  2. Database schema - Wikipedia

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    The database schema is the structure of a database described in a formal language supported typically by a relational database management system (RDBMS). The term " schema " refers to the organization of data as a blueprint of how the database is constructed (divided into database tables in the case of relational databases ).

  3. Database model - Wikipedia

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    The basic data structure of the relational model is the table, where information about a particular entity (say, an employee) is represented in rows (also called tuples) and columns. Thus, the "relation" in "relational database" refers to the various tables in the database; a relation is a set of tuples. The columns enumerate the various ...

  4. Database storage structures - Wikipedia

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    Database tables and indexes may be stored on disk in one of a number of forms, including ordered/unordered flat files, ISAM, heap files, hash buckets, or B+ trees. Each form has its own particular advantages and disadvantages. The most commonly used forms are B-trees and ISAM.

  5. Tombstone (data store) - Wikipedia

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    In order not to fill the data store with useless information, there is a policy to remove tombstones completely. For this, the system checks the age of the tombstone and removes it after a prescribed time has elapsed.

  6. Star schema - Wikipedia

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    Fact_Sales is the fact table and there are three dimension tables Dim_Date, Dim_Store and Dim_Product. Each dimension table has a primary key on its Id column, relating to one of the columns (viewed as rows in the example schema) of the Fact_Sales table's three-column (compound) primary key (Date_Id, Store_Id, Product_Id).

  7. Outline of databases - Wikipedia

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    The name is commonly used when creating a query to the database. The Database Source Name (DSN) does not have to be the same as the filename for the database. For example, a database file named "friends.mdb" could be set up with a DSN of "school". Then DSN "school" would then be used to refer to the database when performing a query.

  8. Hierarchical database model - Wikipedia

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    A hierarchical database model is a data model in which the data is organized into a tree-like structure. The data are stored as records which is a collection of one or more fields . Each field contains a single value, and the collection of fields in a record defines its type .

  9. Database normalization - Wikipedia

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    Normalization is a database design technique, which is used to design a relational database table up to higher normal form. [9] The process is progressive, and a higher level of database normalization cannot be achieved unless the previous levels have been satisfied.