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Array DBMS
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<p>An array database management system or array DBMS provides <a href="/facts/Database_management_system/VYcpkevb">database</a> services specifically for <a href="/facts/Array_data_structure/BKGvF8AM">arrays</a> (also called <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics/HkXNc8oI">raster data</a>), that is: homogeneous collections of data items (often called <a href="/facts/Pixel/UzwBvXBV">pixels</a>, <a href="/facts/Voxel/xo077lPE">voxels</a>, etc.), sitting on a regular grid of one, two, or more dimensions. Often arrays are used to represent sensor, simulation, image, or statistics data. Such arrays tend to be <a href="/facts/Big_data/XGtrVg4z">Big Data</a>, with single objects frequently ranging into Terabyte and soon Petabyte sizes; for example, today's earth and space observation archives typically grow by Terabytes a day. Array databases aim at offering flexible, scalable storage and retrieval on this information category. </p>