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NoSQL Databases

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Definition: NoSQL databases abandon the relational model in favor of the key/value store approach where the database uses a simple hash function to assign each key/value pair to a database server for later retrieval. NoSQL does not provide transactional functionality but it does allow for the efficient storage and retrieval of simple unstructured information.

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