Some familiarity with object-oriented design, UML, and relational database modeling is assumed ... The second option is a compromise that provides better encapsulation and eliminates empty columns.

Improved data modeling – Users can use object orientation ... With the inclusion of object-oriented features, ORDBMS can handle more complex data structures and types than traditional relational ...

The things have a set of properties, and the values of those properties outline what you need to know to model ... How is an object-oriented database different from a relational database?

In the object-oriented model, data is encapsulated. The opposite holds true in the relational model: data is exposed and not encapsulated at all. From this, many designers concluded that if ...

Therefore, the overall context can be viewed as an object. This paper considers the use of object relational database management systems (ORDBMS) to model context and identifies the benefits and ...

Object-relational mapping (ORM) is a way to align programming code with database structures. ORM uses metadata descriptors to create a layer between the programming language and a relational database.

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to present the first results concerning the mapping and implementation of the Fuzzy Semantic Model (FSM) as a Fuzzy Object-Relational database Model (FuzzORM).