relational database

noun

1. an electronic database comprising multiple files of related information, usually stored in tables of rows (records) and columns (fields), and allowing a link to be established between separate files that have a matching field, as a column of invoice numbers, so that the two files can be queried simultaneously by the user.

relational database

/ rĭ-lā′shə-nəl /

1. A database system in which any field can be a component of more than one of the database's tables.

Word History and Origins

Origin of relational database¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In the past, most business analysis was built on relational databases.

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