Postgresql

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  PostgreSQL
       
           /'post-gres-kyu-el/ An enhancement of the
          {POSTGRES} {database} system.
       
          PostgreSQL is an advanced {relational database management


          system} with some {object oriented} approaches.  PostgreSQL is
          developed and distributed as {free software}, and while
          retaining its freedom it remains technically and featurewise a
          worthy competitor to even the most advanced commercial
          alternatives.
       
          It was also one of the first databases to offer {MVCC} as
          opposed to {row-level locking} or {table locking}, thereby
          greatly improving multi-user performance.
       
          PostgreSQL implements an extended subset of {ANSI} {SQL} and
          runs on many {platforms}.  It also has {interfaces} to many
          different {programming languages} and database {protocols},
          like {ODBC} and {JDBC}.
       
          {Home (http://www.postgresql.org/)}.
       
          (1999-09-18)