A framework for managing data. Data is organized into tables and relations.
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TABLES (representation of data)
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COUNTRY
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name
population
capital
square meters
STATE
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name
population
square meters
PRESIDENT
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name
date_of_birh
LANGUAGE
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name
latin_origin
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RELATIONS (connections between tables)
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+ COUNTRY has_a PRESIDENT
|- PRESIDENT belongs_to_one COUNTRY
+ COUNTRY has_many STATES
|- STATE belongs_to_one COUNTRY
+ COUNTRY has_many LANGUAGES
|- LANGUAGES belong_to_many COUNTRIES