Arelational databaseis structured to recognize relations among stored items of information.

Multiple tablesin a relational database can have interrelated fields.

These relationships are often managed throughforeign keys, which reference the primary keys of other tables.

This relational model allows for complex queries and data integrity across the database.

Example:Tables such asCustomers,Orders, andProductsin a sales database, whereOrderstable may reference bothCustomersandProductstables to establish relationships.