Specialized Glossary

Browse 2 specialized terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Specialized Terms

graph database: A database that uses graph structures — nodes, edges, and properties — to store and query highly connected data. Graph databases excel at relationship-heavy...
time-series database: A database optimized for storing and querying data points indexed by time, such as metrics, sensor readings, and financial ticks. Time-series databases use...