English noun: database management system | |||
| 1. | database management system (communication) a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database | ||
| Synonyms | DBMS | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | object-oriented database management system, relational database management system | ||