A '''database''' is a system that effects the [persistence%|%persistent] storage and retrieval of data. ** See Also ** [Interacting with databases]: [Category Database]: [persistence]: [TDBC]: [Comparing Tcl database abstraction layers]: ** Simple Databases ** [A simple database]: [RS]: Here I want to explore how a database can be implemented in the Tcl spirit of simplicity, and how far that approach takes us [ANSI color control]: tables of pre-defined columns, and something that mimics [SQL] SELECT a bit *** [relational database%|%relational databases] *** <> Category Database | Category Glossary