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Component of a database management system

A database engine is the underlying software component that a database management system (DBMS) uses to create, read, update and delete (CRUD) data from a database. Most database management systems include their own application programming interface (API) that allows the user to interact with their underlying engine without going through the user interface of the DBMS. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Database engineA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Trends and applications of google earth engine in remote sensing and earth science research: a bibliometric analysis using scopus databaseInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: NASA/DoD aerospace knowledge diffusion research projectThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: INTEGRALL: a database and search engine for integrons, integrases and gene cassettesCited 598 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun The underlying component that a database management system uses to create, retrieve, update and delete data.

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