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network database

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network database

(1) A database that runs in a network. It implies that the DBMS was designed with a client/server architecture.

(2) A database that holds addresses of other users in the network.

(3) A database organization method that allows for data relationships in a net-like form. A single data element can point to multiple data elements and can itself be pointed to by other data elements. Contrast with relational database and hierarchical database.


(database)network database - A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).


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This features an easy-to-use online search engine that searches through a network database.
The physician can effectively manage appointments and, with medical records of the patient already resident in the network database, can deliver quality healthcare and provide the patient the needed medical attention or issue a referral need.
Information is based on data from the National Crosswalk Service Center that was used by the US Department of Labor to search in its Occupational Information Network database, as well as statistics from the Department of Labor and other sources.
 
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