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A database is a store of information (data) about a specific subject area. Specific software to facilitate the storage indexing and retrieval of a database is known as a database management system DBMS. For example, The Bitcoin-Core wallet uses several DBMS' to maintain several databases about wallet contents and about the list of transactions known as the blockchain.

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Is a private blockchain better in any sense than a database?

Blockchains preserve the integrity of the data within a database. They prevent people from cooking the books. This is of extraordinary importance and value. … Git is more of a filesystem interface, whereas Eris seems more like a database interface, to be used in environments where databases are sometimes used. Git is rarely used like a database. …
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