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DATABASE

D E F I N I T I O N O F ( D A T AB A S E ) A P P L I C A T I O N P R O G R A M = > AC O M P U T E R P R O G R A M T H A T I N T E R A C T S W I T H T H E

D A TA B A S E B Y I S S U I N G A N A P P R O P R I A T E R E Q U E S T( T Y P I C A L L Y A N S Q L S T AT E M E N T ) T O T H E D B M S = > U S E R S

I N T E R A C T W I T H T H E D A T AB A S E T H R O U G H A N U M B E R O F A P P L I C A T I O N P R O G R A M S ( U S E D T O C R E A T E & M A I N T A I NT H E D A TA B A S E & W R I T T E N I N S O M E P R O G R A M M I N G

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