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(last edited May 24, 2006) Front Page | Recent Changes | Title Index | User Preferences | Random Page | HelpA data model is a model that describes in an abstract way how data is represented in a business organization, an information system or a database management system.
This term is ambiguously defined to mean:
1. how data generally is organized, e.g. as described in Database management system. This is sometimes also called "database model"
2. or how data of a specific business function is organized logically (e.g. the data model of some business)