PostgreSQL, also known as Postgres, is a free and open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) emphasizing extensibility and SQL compliance. It supports ACID-compliant transactions, views, triggers, and stored procedures, and runs on all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. It scales effectively from single machines to large data warehouses and concurrent web services.
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SignificanceAn open-source object-relational database known for standards compliance and extensibility, the base for many derivative systems. 1 Sources
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PostgreSQL, also known as Postgres, is a free and open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) emphasizing extensibility and SQL compliance.
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