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A database is a collection of information (records) that can be sorted, filtered and otherwise managed to develop or determine relationships among different data. Most databases are handled as stand-alone entities, unrelated to separate applications.
Description
An embedded database is one that is contained within another program, instead of being a stand-alone entity.
Method
They may be coded directly into the program or linked via libraries. Only when it runs can the program invoke the database.
Types
The best embedded databases are those that require little to no human interaction. Those involving enterprise systems, which require the constant entering and accessing of data, are not suitable for embedding.
Advantages
Because the program does not have to go to a separate database, it saves processing time by performing operations more quickly. The price of a single application is also cheaper than that of an application and a separate database.
Limits
An embedded database is the same as a stand-alone one in having no limits when it comes to the size of the data or instruction set.
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