database management system
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- noun
- /ˈdeɪtəˌbæs ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema de gestión de bases de datos
- Database management systems are computer programs that store, update, and retrieve information in computerized files.
- relational database management system
- database management system (DBMS)
Examples
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The MySQL (www.mysql.com) database management system is used for data preservation.
Academic text (2012) -
The relational representation is popular because many mainframe and PC-based database management systems (DBMS) are grounded in relational concepts.
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Unfortunately, this will require widespread implementation of database management systems of the type described here.
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These include information systems for business, systems analysis and design, database management systems, and business data communication/networking.
Academic text (2017) -
Unfortunately, e-business applications and database management systems are well beyond my technical expertise.
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Here, the tool was a relational database management system.
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Still, you could argue that a relational database management system might be useful for small offices.
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In this paper, the development of a statistical database management system for an NHL team is discussed.
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Urech said another benefit of Manta is its compatibility with commercial database management systems.
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A database management system helps businesses streamline their data storage and retrieval processes.
Synonyms
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Computer program that creates, stores, and manages large amounts of data
Software that stores data in tables and lets people find and change it
A database that stores data as items that behave like parts of a program
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
database + management + system
The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'database' (a collection of stored data) with 'management' (the process of organizing/controlling) and 'system' (a set of interacting components) yields a system for managing a database. This noun‑phrase formation is regular and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reliably infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Database management system comes from the image of a large, organized place for information and the tools that keep it in order. The parts database, management, and system point to a place for data, the act of looking after it, and the tools that do that, so the term now means a computer program that helps 'store', 'organize' and 'manage' data.