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Title: Why do we say a database is self-describing and why is this an advantage? Post by: tree51 on Feb 9, 2019 Why do we say a database is self-describing and why is this an advantage?
Title: Why do we say a database is self-describing and why is this an advantage? Post by: AZNSLOWPOKE on Feb 9, 2019 A database is considered self-describing because it contains a description of its own structure within the database itself. This description is called the metadata, and it is stored in specialized tables in relational databases. The advantage is that the database is self-documenting, and that a knowledgeable user or a database designer can easily access the metadata. All DBMS vendors provide tools to access the metadata within their products.
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