The software application that the user employs to define, create, manage and analyse a database. This guide is concerned with relational database systems primarily, although these are by no means the only type of database system software available.
A database system or DBS is a system or software designed to manage a database, and run operations on the data requested by numerous clients. Typical examples of DBS use include accounting, human resources and customer support systems. DBSs have more recently emerged as a fairly standard part of any company back office.