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Database design

Database design is the organization of data according to a database model. The designer determines what data must be stored and how the data elements interrelate. With this information, they can begin to fit the data to the database model. A database management system manages the data accordingly.

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Database design

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related to Further reading · 12
Database design → Addison-Wesley Professional, Edition, Hands-On Guide, Hernandez, ISBN, Lightstone, Mere Mortals, Morgan Kaufmann Press, Nadeau, Physical Database Design, Relational Database Design, Teorey
related to Determining data relationships · 8
Database design → Because, For, NOTE, Once, Sometimes, The, This, When
related to Determining data to be stored · 5
Database design → Data, In, Requirement Specification, Therefore, This
related to Normalization · 5
Database design → Boyce-Codd NF, In, Normalization, Some, The
is a · 2
Database design → organization of data according to a database model, process that consists of several steps
related to Conceptual data modeling · 1
Database design → The

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