What type of database uses tables consisting of rows and columns to organize data, where each table has a primary key and can have one or more foreign keys to establish relationships with other tables?
Relational databases organize data into tables that consist of rows and columns. Each table has a unique primary key that identifies each record. Foreign keys are used to link two tables together, establishing a relationship between the data. Non-relational databases do not use such a structure; for example, document databases store data in document-like structures, and key/value databases store data as pairs without the rigid structure of tables with relational keys.
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