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DBMS

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

  1. database management system: a set of software programs for controlling the storage, retrieval, and modification of organized data in a computerized database.

DBMS British  

abbreviation

  1. database management system

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Origin of DBMS

First recorded in 1970–75

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Another area of interest is the Shared Container approach which relies on a separate logical or physical instance of a DBMS, and often isolates its own business logic. 

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