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-A relatively
simple DataBase system in which each database is contained in a single table
. In contrast, relational database systems (
[RDBMS
]) can use multiple tables to store information,
and each table can
have a different record format
.
+A simple class of
DataBase containing raw data and lacking explicit references
. In contrast [RelationalDataBase
]s have primary keys
and secondary keys and often indexes; [HierarchicalDataBase]s
have key-value pairs; [XMLDataBase]s have id's and [SpreadSheet]s have references between cells in formulae.
+
+[CommaSeparatedVector]s are perhaps the most widely known form of [FlatFile]
.
