relational database

== English == === Etymology === From the use of relation to denote a set of ordered tuples, i.e. a table in the context of a relational database. === Noun === relational database (plural relational databases) (databases) A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries. ==== Related terms ==== hierarchical database normalization SQL relational model relational attribute ==== Translations ====