**A set tables, containing rows and columns that follow a schema**
A relational database is a set of tables that contain rows and columns according to a defined schema. The tables are "relational" in that the data in each row of the table _relate_ to the column they are in.
This is distinct from [[Non-Relational Databases]] (e.g. MongoDB, Neo4j) where each record may contain a different set of fields.
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- [[Primary Key]]
- [[Tuple]]
- [[Data Normalization Levels]]