database engine

noun

The underlying component that a database management system uses to create, retrieve, update and delete data.

Similar
storage engine
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Meanings

noundatabase engine (plural database engines)

plural database engines

  1. computingThe underlying component that a database management system uses to create, retrieve, update and delete data.

    Synonyms: storage engine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe underlying component that a database management system uses to create, retrieve, update and delete data.

Similar
storage engine
Also see
storage engine

Translations

Czech databázový stroj
  • databázový strojsoftware component
Finnish tietokantamoottori
  • tietokantamoottorisoftware component
Cite this entry
APA

database engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20engine

MLA

“database engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “database engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20engine.

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