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Specialty Expressions: HIERARCHICAL DATABASE

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Hierarchical databaseComputingHierarchical database A kind of database management system that links records together like a family tree such that each record type has only one owner, e.g.an order is owned by only one customer. Hierarchical structures were widely used in the first mainframe database management systems. However, due to their restrictions, they often cannot be used to relate structures that exist in the real world. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing..
Hierarchical DatabaseMilitaryA database structure in which files can own or belong to each other. Often referred to as a parent-child structure. (references)

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