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The part of the database management system (DBMS) that handlesthe organisation, storage and retrieval of the data. Adatabase manager may work with traditional programminglanguages, such as COBOL and BASIC, or may work only with itsproprietary programming language. The terms database managerand database management system are used interchangeably.A database manager links two or more files together and is thefoundation for developing routine business systems. Contrastwith file manager, which works with only one file at a timeand is typically used interactively on a personal computer formanaging personal, independent files, such as name and addresslists.