(1) The branch of mathematics that deals with relations; for example, AND, OR, NOT, IS and CONTAINS. (2) In a relational database, a collection of rules for dealing with tables; for example, JOIN, ...
Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...
In the beginning, there were files. Later there were navigational databases based on structured files. Then there were IMS and CODASYL, and around 40 years ago we had some of the first relational ...