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DBMS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
Synonyms:
database management system; DBMS
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("DBMS" is a kind of...):
computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "DBMS"):
relational database management system (a database management system designed to manage a relational database)
object-oriented database management system (a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database)
