1. static database management system static DBMS A database consisting of "information-based relationships", one that is rigorously structured to facilitate retrieval and update in terms of inherent relationships. This creates a static environment wherein the locations of the related records are already known. Typical static DBMS are either hierarchical IMS, System 2000 or a CODACYL network or plex DBMS such as TOTAL, IDMS, IDS, DMS-2. These environments facilitate rapid, high volume processing of data. The opposite is a dynamic database management system.
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