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Why Do We Say a Database Is Self-Describing and Why

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Why do we say a database is self-describing and why is this an advantage?


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MS-DOS

Short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, it's a non-graphical command line operating system used in the early days of personal computing.

Interface

A shared boundary across which two separate components of a computer system exchange information.

Path Separator

The backslash mark (\) used by Microsoft Windows and DOS in file names. Mac files use a colon (:), and UNIX and Linux use the forward slash (/) as the path separator.

Character

in computing, refers to any letter, number, space, punctuation mark, or symbol that can be typed on a computer.

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