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Database Definition Not Fully Correct

solomononaiwu

Feb 4, 2025

A database is an organized collection of structured data that is stored and managed electronically.

This definition doesn't consider unstructured data. Databases can store a collection of either structured or unstructured data. Even modern databases can handle a mix of both structured and unstructured data.

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