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<indexterm><primary>relation</primary></indexterm> |
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<indexterm><primary>table</primary></indexterm> |
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is a <firstterm>object relational |
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database management system</firstterm> (<acronym>ORDBMS</acronym>). |
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is a <firstterm>relational |
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database management system</firstterm> (<acronym>RDBMS</acronym>). |
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That means it is a system for managing data stored in |
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<firstterm>relations</firstterm>. Relation is essentially a |
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mathematical term for <firstterm>table</firstterm>. The notion of |
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