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- Subject‐oriented, meaning that the data in the database is organized so that all the data elements relating to the same real‐world event or OBJECT are linked together;
- Time‐variant, meaning that the CHANGES to the data in the database are tracked and recorded so that reports can be produced showing changes verSUS time;
- Non‐volatile, meaning that data in the database is NEVER over‐written or deleted, once committed, the data is STATIC, read‐only, but retained for future reporting.
- INTEGRATED, meaning that the database contains data from most or all of an organization's operational applications, and that this data is made consistent.
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