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Category: Definition

Database System, DBS, Database Management System, DBMS, RDBMS , Database

A database system (DBS) is a framework for the electronic administration of data. The essential task of a DBS therefore consits of storing large amounts of data and to provide the platform for queries by users or through client applications. A DBS consists of the administrative software, also known as Database Management System (DBMS) and the actual data storage, aka the database. Adaptive Server® Enterprise is a relational Database System.