Introduction

This section presents the basic database concepts of the RaimaDB database system. The database terms used in this manual are defined in the Definitions section. Some of the various database models supported by the RaimaDB system are defined in the Database Models section. While the RaimaDB database engine is capable of the SQL interface, this portion of the manual will focus solely on the C/C++ core API with the examples.

To use RaimaDB database system productively, you will need to understand RaimaDB database concepts. This section's purpose is to provide sufficient information for a database novice to use RaimaDB effectively.