Relational database

A relational database (RDB^[1]) is a database based on the relational model of data, as proposed by E. F. Codd in 1970.^[2]

A database management system used to maintain relational databases is a relational database management system (RDBMS).

Many relational database systems are equipped with the option of using SQL (Structured Query Language) for querying and updating the database.^[3]

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