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Records may also contain keys that refer to records in other tables,
which enables us to combine information from two or more sources.


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The *relational* concept is connected with organizing information across multiple tables in the database.
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The *relationships* between tables in a database can be established (or even enforced) in different ways, through the use of keys and other constraints.
In many small datasets we have only a few tables and we don't have to think about cross-references within datasets.
The idea of *relational data* becomes more and more important as the amount and complexity of data grows. This provides the motivation for using relational databases: to organize data through related keys.
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## Databases

### Why use relational databases
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