I've noticed that more than one contributor to this list has referred to
sqlite as a "flat file database." I had always thought of a flat file as a
file composed of single table of records, with records defined either by
fixed-width allocations or by some sort of delimiter (e.g., comma-separated
files).
The article below seems to agree, though a more "broad" definition would
also include simple tables with no relationships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-file
By either definition, it would seem that an sqlite database file is far, far
from flat.
My purpose is not to argue terms for their own sake, but instead:
1) If I'm correct, then it could really confuse those new to sqlite into
thinking it very different from the relational, b-tree indexed database that
it is, or
2) If instead, I'm unaware of another popular use of the term "flat file"
-- then I'd be glad to learn this.
[Opinions are my own, not those of my company]
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