Introduction to object-oriented databases

Abstract The object-oriented approach is being used in several areas of computing, including programming, databases, computer-aided design, and office information systems. The paper is a tutorial introduction to object-oriented databases, which is a new application in this field, although object-oriented programming has been under development since the late 1960s. The paper describes the background to object-oriented databases and outlines the rationale for this approach. It concludes with a possible application, in this case a cartographic database, explaining why the object-oriented approach is more appropriate to this application than traditional database approaches, such as the relational approach.

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