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* [[Database#Major database usage requirements|Database usage requirements]] –
* [[Database theory]] – encapsulates a broad range of topics related to the study and research of the theoretical realm of databases and database management systems.
* [[Database management system]] (DBMS) – software package with computer programs that control the creation, maintenance, and use of a database.▼
* [[Database machine]] – or is a computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. Also called a "back end processor"
* [[Database server]] – computer program that provides database services to other computer programs or computers, as defined by the client-server model.
* [[Database application]] – computer program whose primary purpose is entering and retrieving information from a computer-managed database.
▲** [[Database management system]] (DBMS) – software package with computer programs that control the creation, maintenance, and use of a database.
* [[Database connection]] – facility in computer science that allows client software to communicate with database server software, whether on the same machine or not.
** [[Datasource]] – name given to the connection set up to a database from a server. The name is commonly used when creating a query to the database. The Database Source Name (DSN) does not have to be the same as the filename for the database. For example, a database file named "friends.mdb" could be set up with a DSN of "school". Then DSN "school" would then be used to refer to the database when performing a query.
** [[Data Source Name]] (DSN) – are data structures used to describe a connection to a data source. Sometimes known as a database source name though data sources are not limited to databases.
* [[Database administrator]] (DBA) – is a person responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, administration, monitoring and maintenance of physical{{huh|date=March 2012}} databases.
* [[Lock (database)|Lock]] –
* [[Comparison of database tools]] – (provides tables for comparing general and technical information for a number of available database administrator tools.)
* [[Database-centric architecture]] – software architectures in which databases play a crucial role. Also called "data-centric architecture".
* [[Intelligent database]] – was put forward as a system that manages information (rather than data) in a way that appears natural to users and which goes beyond simple record keeping.
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