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columnar database or column-oriented database - A database that stores data by column rather than by row. In a row-based database, a row might contain a name, address, and phone number. In a column-oriented database, all names are in one column, addresses in another, and so on. A key advantage of a columnar database is faster hard disk access.
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Source: DataInformed, 17 October 2013 09:04:39, http://data-informed.com/glossary-of-big-data-terms/
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