(1) A database that runs in a network. It implies that the DBMS was designed with a client/server architecture.
(2) A database that holds addresses of other users in the network.
(3) A database organization method that allows for data relationships in a net-like form. A single data element can point to multiple data elements and can itself be pointed to by other data elements. Contrast with relational database and hierarchical database.
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