A file-backed hashtable isn't really a DB.

Well, dbm (database manager) is basically that and has been called that for almost 50 years

	▲	otabdeveloper4 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		dbm isn't a database either, and people who call it that are simply wrong.

insanitybit 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If someone asked me what a DB is, I'd probably start the conversation with the exact description "a file-backed map, like a hashmap".

rcxdude 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

it's not a relational database, but those aren't the only kind.

	▲	howerj 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In fact the name "relational database" implies there are other kinds.

Why not?