# relational database

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries.

## Etymology
From the use of relation to denote a set of ordered tuples, i.e. a table in the context of a relational database.

## Source
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