relational database

American  

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.

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relational database Scientific  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of relational database

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In 1979, Oracle introduced the first commercial relational database, External link which essentially organizes and manages data sets, calling it Version 2 External link because he didn’t think anyone would buy a Version 1.

From Barron's

Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977 and fueled its growth with the development of a “relational database,” a type of software that allowed business customers to more efficiently store and access their digital information.

From Washington Post

I don’t really think people need to hope that blockchain is relevant to them any more than at some point someone said, “Hey, how’s the relational database good for me?”

From The Verge

Deep down, do you not want to know what a relational database is?

From The New Yorker

After doing some research, however, my guess is you have MySQL installed and that open-source relational database is triggering the error messages.

From Seattle Times