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| ... | The Associative Model of Data is an alternative | data model for database systems. | | Other data models, such as the relational model | and the object data model are record-based. | Record-based models involve encompassing | attributes about a thing, such as a car in a | record structure (where attributes might be | registration, colour, make, model, etc). | | In the associative model, everything which has | “discrete independent existence” is modeled as an | entity, and relationships between them are modeled | as associations. | ...