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-  A database is a large collection of persistent
inter-related data.
-  A database management system (DBMS) is the software
that maintains and provides access to the database. It allows
the user to 
-  Define the structure of the database, and
-  Manipulate the database (query and update)
 
 
Raj Sunderraman 
Tue Apr  1 16:15:10 PST 1997