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database management systems  

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  • Developed in the 1960s by computer scientists who required an efficient storage and access mechanism for large data sets, database management systems (DBMS) have become a core component of present-day information systems. Database technology drives billions of transactions each day, from grocery store purchases to Web searches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Database Management Systems]

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