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<p> In computing, an active database is a <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> that includes an <a href="/facts/Event-driven_architecture/THC25H6E">event-driven architecture</a> (often in the form of <a href="/facts/Event_Condition_Action/aPeC57Kd">ECA rules</a>) that can respond to conditions both inside and outside the database. Possible uses include security monitoring, alerting, statistics gathering and authorization. </p><p>Most modern <a href="/facts/Relational_database/pEKGmJLy">relational databases</a> include active database features in the form of <a href="/facts/Database_trigger/yhI7KW6H">database triggers</a>. </p>